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Akira Irie

Partner | Tokyo

Experience

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-1128 and 1129) Represented Nikon respondents in patent investigation involving semiconductor lithography machines.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-1119) Represented Socionext respondents in patent investigation involving image/video processing systems on chips (SoCs). Achieved a complete victory with findings of non-infringement, invalidity, and no domestic industry.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-1059) Represented Nikon respondents in patent investigation involving software for digital cameras.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-855) Represented complainant Hitachi Metals in patent investigation involving sintered rare earth magnets. Case settled on favorable terms.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-841)
Represented Fujitsu respondents in patent investigation involving computer peripherals. Case settled on favorable terms.

(W.D. Tex.) Representing Socionext in patent infringement action involving image/video processing SoCs.

Case No. 18-1802 (D. Del.) Representing Chugai in patent infringement action involving antibody recycling technology

Case No. 8:18-cv-01582 (M.D. Fla.) Represented Mitsui Chemicals in trade secrets action involving irrigation technology. Case settled on favorable terms.

Case No. 2:17-cv-03221 (C.D. Cal) Represented Nikon in patent infringement action involving software for digital cameras.

Case No. 1-14-CV-267609 (Cal. Super. Ct.) Represented Toshiba in disqualification litigation over Paul Hastings’s breach of its duty of loyalty. Obtained a preliminary injunction disqualifying Paul Hastings.


Ranked in Japan: Dispute Resolution (International)

Chambers Global 2024

Next Generation Partner in Japan: Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024