Eiichiro Kubota

Practice Areas

Eiichiro's practice has centered around IP litigation, particularly patent and trademark litigation, and related matters such as advising on infringement and invalidity. He has a wide range of experience in other IP related areas such as licensing, and he has also developed expertise in areas including regulatory, general commercial transactions and dispute resolution, bankruptcy, and general technology-related legal issues.

Career

Eiichiro studied at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He qualified as a lawyer in 1991 and as a patent attorney in 1993. Between 1991 and 1994 he worked at Nakamura & Partners. In 1994, Eiichiro established Kubota Patent and Law Office. He has been a partner of Hogan Lovells leading the Japan Practice from 2008 to 2015.

Eiichiro is a frequent speaker in international events and also at the domestic level. He teaches regularly at the Japan Intellectual Property Association.

Professional Memberships

Member of AIPPI, INTA, APAA, LES, JPAA, Tokyo Daiichi Bar Association, Tokyo IP Inn of Courts