Makoto Matsumiya
Partner
- Lawyer (Kobe and Osaka offices)
- Patent attorney
Makoto Matsumiya’s main practice areas are dispute resolution relating to intellectual property and internet-related disputes, licensing contracts for the use of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property, joint development contracts and cross-border transactions. Using his background in physics, Makoto also has experience in patent acquisition matters. Based on his knowledge and experience gained from working at Higashimachi’s Imabari office and post-graduate study in the United Kingdom, Makoto also provides advice to clients in relation to maritime law matters, including charterparties, shipbuilding contracts and ship financing.
Professional History
| 1977 | Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan |
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| 1999 | Graduated from Osaka University, Faculty of Physics |
| 2004 | Completed doctorate studies at Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University |
| 2007 | Graduated from Kobe University Law School; passed Bar exam |
| 2008 | Completed legal training; registered as a lawyer; joined Higashimachi Law Office |
| 2009〜2011 | Adjunct Lecturer, University of Hyogo Graduate School Accounting research section (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Commercial Code) |
| 2010 | Registered as a patent lawyer |
| 2010〜2012 | Fellow at Kobe University’s Graduate School of Law |
| 2011 | Member of the Disaster Recovery Support Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2014～ | Member of the Foreign Lawyers & International Legal Practice Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2017 | Completed LLM in Maritime Law at University of Southampton Trained at law firms in England and Germany Promoted to Higashimachi LPC partner |
Publications
| “Rules for International Jurisdiction Related to Maritime Matters in Japan” (2018) Wave Length 20. |
| “Q&A: Law and Tax concerning Natural Disasters” (co-author), (edited by the Disaster Relief Law Research Association), Shin Nihon Hoki |
| “Reconstructing the primordial spectrum from WMAP data by the cosmic inversion method” Astrophys.J.607 32-39 (2004) (co-author) |
| “Circular Polarization from Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows” Astrophys.J. 595 L25-L28 (2003) (co-author) |
| “Results of observing fluctuations in space microwave background radiation using WMAP satellites” Physical Society of Japan journal, Vol. 5, p.8-231 (2003) (co-author) |
| “Cosmic inversion: Reconstructing primordial spectrum from CMB anisotropy” Phys. Rev. D, 65, 083007 (2002) (co-author) |
Seminars and Presentations
| Q&A for real estate damaged by natural disaster Hyogo Association of Real Estate Appraisers periodic training seminar, 9th December 2011 |
Memberships
| Japan Association of Arbitrators |
| Maritime Law Association of Japan |
| The Inter-Pacific Bar Association |