Satoshi Ikemura
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 2001
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Contact Information
TEL +81-3-6270-3503
FAX +81-3-6270-3501
Languages
Japanese
Offices/Locations
Tokyo Head Office
Background
Waseda University (LL.B., 1999)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2001 - 2018)
Senior Specialist for Copyrights at Copyright Division, Commissioner's Secretariat of the Agency for Cultural Affairs (2009 - 2012)
Of Counsel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2016 - 2018)
Board Member, Society for the Administration of Remuneration for Public Transmission for School Lessons (SARTRAS) (2019 - present)
Member of the Legal System Committee, Copyright Subdivision of the Culture Council (2020 - 2023)
Auditor, The Copyright Law Association of Japan (2021 - present)
Member of Expert Committee on Music Culture Project, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (2021 - 2025)
Auditor, Music Publishers Association of Japan (2022 - present)
Member, Fashion Law Working Group, Study Group on Fashion Futures, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2022 - 2023)
Member of the Royalties Subcommittee, Copyright Subdivision of the Culture Council (2023 - Present)
Practice Areas
- Startup Practice (Supporting Venture Enterprise)
 
- Patents, Utility Model Rights, Design Rights, and Trademarks
 - Copyrights
 - Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
 
- Information Technology
 - Entertainment
 
- Personal Information and Privacy
 
- Corporate Law Disputes
 - International Disputes
 - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
 
- Government Relations
 
- General Corporate Practice
 
Publications
| 2017.03.01 | 
                            
                              Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Legal Landscape: Japan                            
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Seminars
| 2019.02.18 | 
                            
                              M&P Strategic Legal Affairs Seminar: Recent Developments in International Trade Law                            
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News
| 2025.06.03 | 
                            
                              Satoshi Ikemura chosen as Copyright star in IP STARS 2025                            
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| 2025.04.17 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2026 edition                            
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| 2024.04.18 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2025 edition                            
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| 2023.04.20 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2024 edition                            
                             Awards & Rankings 
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| 2022.11.04 | 
                            
                              Satoshi Ikemura appointed as member of the Fashion Law Working Group on Study Group for the Future of Fashion, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry                            
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| 2022.04.14 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2023 edition                            
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| 2021.04.15 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2022 edition                            
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| 2020.07.08 | 
                            
                              Satoshi Ikemura appointed as Member of the Legal System Committee, Copyright Subdivision of the Culture Council                            
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| 2020.04.10 | 
                            
                              The Best Lawyers - 2021 edition                             
                             Awards & Rankings 
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