Gaku OKAMOTO
Professional Experience
| Apr 1980 | Attorney at Law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) |
| Jun 1980 | Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court |
| May 1981 | Assistant Judge of the Nagano District Court |
| Apr 1982 | Assistant Judge of the Nagano District and Family Court |
| Apr 1984 | Assistant Judge of the Kawasaki Branch of the Yokohama Family and District Court |
| Apr 1987 | Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court (Civil Traffic Division) |
| Mar 1990 | Instructor of the Training Institute for Court Clerks (Civil Instructor Office) |
| Apr 1993 | Judge of the Nagoya District Court (Civil Enforcement Bankruptcy Division) |
| Aug 1994 | Acting Judge of the Nagoya High Court (Civil Division) |
| Apr 1997 | Chief of the Handa Branch of the Nagoya District and Family Court |
| Apr 1999 | Chief of the Litigation Division of the Nagoya Legal Affairs Bureau, Instructor of the Nagoya Branch of the Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice |
| Mar 2002 | Judge of the Tokyo High Court (Intellectual Property Division) |
| Apr 2005 | Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court |
| May 2007 | Division-Head Judge of the Matsudo Branch of the Chiba District and Family Court |
| Apr 2009 | Division-Head Judge of the Tokyo District Court (Intellectual Property Division) |
| Apr 2012 | Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court |
| May 2013 | Division-Head Judge of the Sapporo High Court (Civil Division) |
| Apr 2016 | Chief Judge of the Kofu District and Family Court |
Membership
Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Education
School of Law, Waseda University
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law
Languages
English
Japanese
Articles (inclusive of co-authored articles)
“‘Preliminary Preparation Memoranda’ in Use at the Civil Traffic Division of the Tokyo District Court” Jurist No. 914, 1988
“Practice Regarding Civil Traffic Litigation before the 27th Division of the Tokyo District Court” Hanrei Times No. 710, 1989
“Damages From Residual Disabilities – Residual Disability Rank Recognition for Compulsory Automobile Insurance and Calculation of Damages by the Court and Care Fees for Severe Residual Disability Inflicted Persons” Freedom & Justice Vol. 40 No. 9, 1989
“Recognition Criteria for Fault Offsetting etc. in Civil Traffic Litigation {1991, Wholly Revised Edition}” Supplementary Volume for Hanrei Times No. 1 (Co-authored), 1991
“New Hearing Procedures for Suit against Trial Decision and the New Format for Decisions (Initiatives taken by the Intellectual Property Division of the Tokyo High Court)” NBL No. 769 (Co-authored), 2003
“Realities and Challenges at the Intellectual Property High Court” NBL No. 804, 2006
“Explanatory Note on ‘Progression of Suit against Trial Decision (Patents and Utility Models)’” NBL No. 828 (Co-authored), 2006
“Proceedings Pertaining to Suit against Trial Decision (Patents and Utility Models)” Hanrei Times No. 1240, 2007
“Determination Framework regarding Inventiveness” LP Series, Intellectual Property Litigation. Seirin Shoin, 2008
“Practice regarding Intellectual Property Litigation before the Tokyo District Court” Hanrei Times No. 1348, 2011
“Recent Trends in Copyright Infringement Litigation and Issues to be Emphasized” Theory and Practice regarding Copyright Business, Vol. II. Seibundo (Co-authored), 2011
“Procedural Overview of Suit against Trial Decision” Research Society on Patent Litigation and Civil Affairs. (Co-authored), 2012
“Questions and Answers Regarding Knowledge Pertaining to Copyright, 100 Questions” Nihon Kajo Publishing (Co-authored), 2013
“Suit against Trial Decision (1)”, “Suit against Trial Decision (2)” Extended Series on Intellectual Property Litigation Matters, Seirin Shoin, 2014
“Tattoos and Copyright” Contemporary Practice and Challenges regarding Intellectual Property Law (Festschrift in Honor of Iimura Toshiaki), Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, 2015
“Revised Trademark Act”, “Indication of Ingredients” Questions and Answers Regarding Knowledge Pertaining to the Trademark Act, Design Act and Prevention of Unfair Competition Act, 100 Questions. Nihon Kajo Publishing, 2016
“Deletion Request Regarding Store Name and the Like Published on a Review Website” Circle of Intellectual Property Law Research (Festschrift in Honor of Prof. T. Shibuya), Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, 2016
“Invention Formative Qualities (Invention Formative Qualities Regarding Inscription Boxes Provided on a Folio)” Morgenrot of Intellectual Property Law (Festschrift in honor of Dohi Kazufumi), Chuo Keizai, 2017
Seminars
“Intellectual Property Litigation: Current State and Challenges in the Present and Future” Japan Federation of Bar Associations, 2011
“Exhaustion” Japan US Intellectual Property Conference (Panelist), 2011
“Patent Damages Litigation Course” Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, 2011,2012
“Japanese Caselaw Regarding Registration of Trademarks” Joint Seminar with the Government of Indonesia, Objections and Controversy of Rights with Respect to Trademark Registrations. (Jakarta, JICA Intellectual Property Protection Enhancement Project), 2012
“Recent Developments in Suit against Trial Decision” National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training, 2013
“Suit against Trial Decision” Summer Seminar at Hokkaido University, 2015