Kimijima, Yuko

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Affiliation

Faculty of Law, Department of Law Intellectual Property Law (Mita)

Position

Professor

Remarks

Yuko Kimijima, Ph.D.

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  • Professor Yuko Kimijima, Ph.D. (Keio) and LL.M. (George Washington), teaches Intellectual Property (IP) Law at the Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law, Keio University, and practices law in Japan since 1992. She researched as Doctoral Scholarship Recipient at the Max Planck Institute for IP and Competition Law and the University of Munich, Germany (1993-95), was Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. (2004-06) and was Research Associate of the University of San Diego School of Law, California (2014-15). She managed Keio’s technology transfer as Deputy Director General of Headquarters for Research Coordination and Administration (2013-2014, 2015-2019). In 2018 she taught at the University of Wurzburg, Germany, as Guest Professor. In 2019 and 2021 she was invited as Visiting Professor by the Munich University of Technology, Germany. She also teaches at Musashino University, Tokyo, as Guest Professor since 2020.
    Professor Kimijima’s research covers patentability and patent invalidity, inventor’s right, invention for hire, copyright, unfair competition, trade secret, property, and civil and administrative procedure. Recently, she has held seminars on patent invalidity procedure, AI and law, data sharing/ownership, standard essential patents, and burden of proof in patent infringement cases, all from a comparative law perspective.

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  • Intellectual Property Law

Career 【 Display / hide

  • 1990.04
    -
    1992.03

    最高裁 ,司法修習生

  • 1992.04
    -
    1996.03

    大学助手(法学部)

  • 1992.04
    -
    Present

    Attorney-at-law (Japan), 東京弁護士会

  • 1996.04
    -
    1999.03

    大学専任講師(法学部)

  • 1997.11
    -
    1999.09

    受託研究相談担当

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide

  • 1989.03

    Keio University, Faculty of Laws

    University, Graduated

  • 1993
    -
    1994

    Maximilian-Ludwig-Universität, München, Zertifikat Studium

    Germany, Completed

  • 1993.03

    Keio University, Graduate School, Division of Law

    Graduate School, Completed, Master's course

  • 1993.04
    -
    1995.03

    Max-Planck Institut für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz, Wettbewerbs- und Urheberrecht, Doktorand Stipendiatin

    Germany

  • 1996.03

    Keio University, Graduate School, Division of Law

    Graduate School, Completed, Doctoral course

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Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide

  • LL.M., George Washington University, Coursework

  • 法学, Keio University, 1996.03

Licenses and Qualifications 【 Display / hide

  • Attorney-at-law

 

Research Areas 【 Display / hide

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Civil law (Intellectual Property Law)

Research Keywords 【 Display / hide

  • Intellectual Property Law, Patent, Trade Secret, Right to Patent, Inventor's Right, Patent Invalidity, Invention for Hire, Copyright

 

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  • Case 65: Reproduction for Private Use (1) – Use inside A Corporation - Tokyo Dist. Ct. Decision of July 22, 1977 (Showa 52)

    Kimijima, Yuko

    100 CASES OF COPYRIGHT 6th Edition, ADDITIONAL VOLUME OF JURIST (Yuhikaku)   ( 242 ) 132 - 133 2019

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work,  ISSN  978-4-641-11542-2

  • Can A Patentholder Assert JPO’s Final Correction Judgement before the Supreme Court after Not Asserting the Re-defense of Correction before the IP High Court? - Sheet Cutter Case (S.Ct. Decision of July 10, 2017 (Heisei 29))

    Editors Committee of Liber Amicorum in Memory of Dr. Shoen Ono

    SUPREME COURT CASE REVIEWS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 2 (IN MEMORY OF DR. SHOEN ONO) (Seirin Shoin)   2019

    Research paper (other academic), Single Work

  • Case 100: Legal Nature of Patent License - S.Ct. Decision of April 20, 1973 (Showa 48)

    Kimijima, Yuko

    100 CASES OF PATENT 5th Edition ADDITIONAL VOLUME OF JURIST (Yuhikaku)   ( 244 ) 202 - 203 2019

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work,  ISSN  978-4-641-11544-6

  • Trade Secret as Nine-Tenths of Intellectual Property Law? – Possession and Ownership of Information

    Kimijima, Yuko

    RECHTSPROBLEME DER INFORMATIONSGESELLSCHAFT – JAPANISCH-DEUTSCHER RECHTSDIALOG – (Schriftenreihe der rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultaet der Universitaet des Saarlandes) (ed. by A. Matusche-Beckmann / T. Sato) (Verlag Alma Mater)   2018

    Research paper (international conference proceedings), Single Work

  • Burden of Proof in Misappropriated Application and Avoidance of Joint Application – Inventorship in Patent Examination, Invalidity Trial and Infringement Action

    Kimijima, Yuko

    EVIDENCE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SUITS, ADDITIONAL VOLUME OF PATENT No. 19 71 ( 4 ) 143 2018

    Research paper (conference, symposium, etc.), Single Work, Accepted

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Courses Taught 【 Display / hide

  • JOINT SEMINAR: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 2

    2024

  • JOINT SEMINAR: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 1

    2024

  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW II

    2024

  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW I

    2024

  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

    2024

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Courses Previously Taught 【 Display / hide

  • Protecting Intellectual Property in Asia

    Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Management

    2020.04
    -
    2021.03

    Other, 24h

  • Introduction to Japanese Law

    University of Wurzburg

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

    Other, Lecture, Outside own faculty (within Keio)

  • Intellectual Property Law in Europe and Japan

    University of Wurzburg

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

    Other, Lecture, Outside own faculty (within Keio)

  • Jurisprudence incl. Constitutional Law

    Keio University

    2017.04
    -
    2018.03

    Lecture, Within own faculty

  • Intellectual Property Law

    Chuo University

    2013.04
    -
    2014.03

    Lecture, Outside own faculty (within Keio)

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