InfoTech Law Offices specialize in copyright, patent, other intellectual property rights, antitrust law, international transactions, international litigation and other corporate legal matters.
Studies
Copyright Law
Takashi B. Yamamoto
- Contents Securities and Laws (Shojihomu, Japan, 2015)
- The Philosophy of Fair Use Doctrine (co-authored) (Ohta Publishing, Co., Japan, 2010)
- World Copyright Statutes No. 42 – U.S. Copyright Act of 1976- (translation) (Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 2009)
- Commentary on Copyright (co-authored) (Keiso Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan, 2009)
- The Fundamentals of American Copyright Law, 2d Ed. (Ohta Publishing Co., Japan, 2008)
- World Copyright Statutes No.38 -The Copyright Act, 1957 of India- (co-translated) (Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 2008)
- The Fundamentals of American Copyright Law (Ohta Publishing Co., Japan, 2004)
- World Copyright Statutes No.29 -U.S. Copyright Act of 1976- (co-translated) (Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 2000)
- World Copyright Statutes No.27 -Digital Millennium Copyright Act- （translation） （Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 1999）
- Copyright Enforcement Manual: Korea (Gyosei Co., Japan, 1999)
- Amendment to Copyright Law and Unfair Competition Prevention Law (co-authored) (Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan, 1999)
- Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (translation) (Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 1998)
- The Green Paper of the European Commission on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (translation) (Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 1995)
- Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure: The Report of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights （translation）（Copyright Research and Information Center, Japan, 1995）
- American Copyright Law （translation）（Commercial Law Center Inc., Japan, 1990）
- Copyright Protection of Digital Rights Management in Japan
The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business Vol.39 (Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, 2017) - Substance of Copyright: Similarity (The Supreme Court Judgment on Esashioiwake Case)
Chosakuken Hanrei Hyakusen 5th Ed., (Yuhikaku, Japan, 2016) - Withholding Tax against License Fees in Cloud
1027 New Business Law 45, 1028 New Business Law 73 (Shojihomu, Japan, 2014) - Protection of Contents Security by Copyright Law
13 IP Management Review 4 (Association of Intellectual Property Education, Japan, 2014) - Protection of Performers’ Rights and the Vehicle Theory
Introduction to Performers’ Rights (Japan, 2013) - Legal Liability for
Indirect Infringement of Copyright in Japan
The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business Vol.35 (Wolters Kluwer, 2013） - On the 2012 Amendment of Copyright Law: To What Extent is the Scope of Fair Use Permitted
7 Businesshomu 72 (Japan, 2012) - Part 2 From the Viewpoint of Copyright: The Territorialism of Copyright and the Issues of International Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
37 Copyright Law Journal 109 (Japan, 2010) - Issues on the Liability of the Internet Service Provider
Vol.83 Chizaiken Forum (Japan, 2010) - Adaptation Right (Esashioiwake Case: The Supreme Court Judgment)
Chosakuken Hanrei Hyakusen 4th Ed.,( Japan, 2009) - The implication of the settlement in the Google Book Search Case Vol. 52 No.7 Journal of Information Processing and Management 405(Japan, 2009)
- Right to Make a Complaint against the Offense of Copyright Infringement
(Offense Indictable upon an Injured Person’s Complaint): Pirated Video Case
(co-authored)
Celebrating the 77th Birthday of Dr. Shoen Ono (Japan, 2009) - Which of author or its copyright assignee holds a newly vested right to the use that was unknown at the time of the assignment? 2021 Hanrei Jihou 185(Japan, 2009)
- Japanese Court Jurisdiction Over International Cases Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business Vol.30 (Wolters Kluwer, 2008)
- Dependence and
Independence in Copyright Exemptions to Indirect Infringers from Direct
Infringers
The Current Society and Copyright Law -Celebrating the Retirement of Professor Hiroshi Saito- (Japan, 2008) - Tort Liability for Slavishly Copying Non-creative Expression (co-authored) The Latest Case Law - Celebrating the 60th Birthday of Mr. Youichiro Komatsu- (Japan, 2008)
- Injunctions against
Indirect Copyright Infringement and Categorization Thereof
865 New Business Law (Japan, 2007) - Scope of Damages
Copyright Law and Design Law, Theories and Practice on Intellectual Property Vol.4 (Japan, 2007) - Scope of Damages against Moral Rights Infringement
Copyright Law and Design Law, Theories and Practice on Intellectual Property Vol.4 (Japan, 2007) - The Doctrines of
Copyright Limitations and the Permissible Domain of Private
Reproduction
Recent Development of the Academic Disputes on the Intellectual Property Laws and the Competition Law - Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Professor Dr. Nobuo Monya (Japan, 2006) - Comments on the Compensation System for Private Recording Nihon Keizai Shinbun, Morning Edition of August 10 (Japan, 2005)
- Infringement of Reproduction Rights Copyright Litigation Law (Japan, 2004)
- The "2 Channel" Copyright Infringement Case 520 Copyright 20 (Japan, 2004)
- Applicable Law concerning Infringement of Public Transmission Right Current Issues on Copyright Law and Civil Code - Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Professor Masao Handa (Japan, 2003)
- Applicable Laws and Jurisdictions Concerning Copyright 27 Copyright Law Journal 193 (Japan, 2003)
- Looking into the Copyright Business in the U.S 2 Right Now! 29 (Japan, 2003)
- Copyrightability of User Interface 1782 Hanrei Jihou 206 (Japan, 2002)
- Fundamentals of American Copyright Law 85-98 JUCC Journal （Japan 2002）
- Case Review: A & M Records, Inc., v. Napster, Inc., 239 F. 3d 1004 （9th Cir. 2001）
2002 Amerika Ho 450 （Japan, 2002） - Free Speech of Expression by Parody and Limitation on Copyright Protection -Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., _F.3d_, 62 PTCJ 552 (11th. Cir. 2001)
1215 Jurist 172 (Japan, 2002) - Objectives and
Consequences of the Provider Liability Law: A Comparative Legal
Analysis
495 Copyright 2 (Japan, 2002) - The "Who Moved My Cheese?" Case 492 Copyright 16 (Japan, 2002)
- After the "Napster" Case: Trends Surrounding the Online Music
Services
13 L & T 91 (Japan, 2001) - The "Napster" Case 483 Copyright 17 (Japan, 2001)
- The IBF File Case Where the Court Held that Data Files do not Constitute
Program Works
Copyright Case Law -Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Mr. Ryuichi Murabayashi (Japan, 2001) - The Development of Copyright Law System in the U.S., EU and Japan
18 Law and Computers 103 (Japan, 2000) - Copyright Protection of Databases -The Wall Street Journal
Case-
Copyright Update Japan 1998 (Japan, 1999) - Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Other Recent Amendment to the U.S. Copyright Law
459 Copyright 21 (Japan, 1999) - Legal Issues on Shrink-Wrap Agreements 438 Copyright 2 (Japan, 1997)
- Copyright Issues in a Networked Society 425 Copyright 2 (Japan, 1996)
- Outline of EU Directive on Protection of Database 424 Copyright 2 (Japan, 1996)
- Copyright Issues of the Information Super Highway Multimedia Copyright Information (Japan, 1996)
- Characteristic of American Copyright Law 409 Copyright 2 （Japan, 1995）
- Case Law Doctrines in American Copyright Law
553-611 New Business Law (Japan, 1994-97) - Toward A Fair Use Standard 1992 Amerika Ho （Japan, 1992）
- Review of American Computer Copyright Cases 468-494 New Business Law （Japan, 1990-91）
- US and Japanese Copyright Doctrines to Deny Infringement 11 Law & Technology (Japan, 1990)
- The Concept of 'Originality' and the Merger Doctrine in Japanese Copyright Law: The Meaning of the System Science Case Ⅳ-4 Software Protection 1 (USA, 1990)
- The Concept of Originality and the Merger Doctrine 456 New Business Law (Japan, 1990)
- American Copyright Law afoter joining the Berne Convention 5 Law & Technology （Japan, 1989）
- Copyright Law
Protection to Access Control for “Cloud”
(ALAI Study Days 2012 in Kyoto, 2012) - The implication of
the settlement in the Google Book Search Case
(Mita Sciety for Library and Infomation Science, 2009) - Legal Dependency of
Accomplice or Copyright Limitations
(The Copyright Law Association of Japan , 2008) - What Elements are
Expressions of works and what Expressional Elements are protected by
Copyright
(Copyright Research and Information Center, 2008) - Re-structuring
the"Work" Concept under the Number of Works
(Copyright Research and Information Center, 2005) - Enforcement of Copyright in Digital and Networking
Era
(Tokyo Seminar 2005) - Outline of the U.S. Copyright Law and the Legal Protection of Contents
（Digital Contents Association of Japan, Copyright Seminar , 2005） - Limitations in the
Digital Network Environment
(ALAI Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 2003) - Copyright Enforcement in Japan (Tokyo Seminar 2003-2004)
- Copyright
Enforcement in Japan
(Copyright Research and Information Center, 2000-2004) - Copyright
Enforcement in Japan
(Japan International Cooperation Agency, 1999-2007) - License of Copyright to Computer Programs (Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry Legal & Business Affairs Association, 2001)
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction in Copyright Infringement Disputes (Licensing Executives Society Japan, 2000)
- Digitalization in Japan and the United States: Status of and Lessons from Advanced Development of Infrastructure for Digital Society in the United States, and Advice to Users and Photographers in Japan (All Japan Federation of Copyrights for Photographers, 1999)
- Discussion in WIPO and the Legislative Trend in Europe and the United States on Copyright (Keidanren, 1999)
- New Technologies and Their Copyright Protection at the International Level (WIPO National Training Course on International Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh, 1998)
- The Exercise and Management of Copyright and Neighboring Rights: International Practice and the National Experience of Japan (WIPO National Training Course on International Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh, 1998)
- Legal Issues on Shrink-Wrap Agreements (Copyright Research and Information Center, 1997)
- The Impact of Digital Technology on Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection (WIPO Asian Regional Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1996)
- Copyright Issues in a Networked Society (Copyright Research and Information Center, 1997)
- Practical Aspects of the Enforcement of Rights: Provisional Measures, Civil Remedies, Criminal Sanctions (WIPO Asia/Pacific Symposium, Denpasar, Indonesia, 1995)
- Protection of Computer Programs and Data Bases (WIPO Asia/Pacific Symposium, Denpasar, Indonesia, 1995)
- Legal Remedies for Software Piracy (The Pacific Rim Computer Conference, San Francisco, 1995)
- Characteristics of American Copyright Law （Copyright Research and Information Center, 1995）
Industrial Property Law
Takashi B. Yamamoto
- Unfair Competition Prevention Law and the Role of Patent Attorneys: With Analysis of the iMac Case 54 Patent 2 (Japan, 2001)
- Legal Framework of Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Handbook (Japan, 1995)
- The History of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law and the Role of Patent Attorneys under the Unfair Competition Prevention Law as Amended (Japan Patent Attorneys Association, 2000)
- Legal Issues on E-Commerce and Business Model Patents (Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development, 2000)
- Intellectual Property Rights in the Networks （Japan Agricultural Development Extension Association, 1999）
Right of Publicity, Right of Privacy
Takashi B. Yamamoto
- The Recent Development of Right of Portrait and Right of Publicity and the Limitations to Utilization (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2010)
International Trade, International Litigation
Takashi B. Yamamoto
- E-Commerce and the Law of Digital Signatures (co-authored) (OCEANA, U.S.A., 2005)
- World Intellectual Property Right and Remedies (co-authored) (OCEANA, U.S.A., 2001)
- International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (co-authored) (FT Law & Tax, U.K., 1998)
- World Antitrust Law and Practice (co-authored) (Little Brown, U.S.A., 1995)
- Moral Rights in the United States 23 Copyright Law Journal 34 (Japan, 1996)
- Analyses of Risk in U.S. Patent Litigation 23/2 Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law (Japan, 1995)
- The Dynamics of the American Court System 23/2-23/11 Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law (Japan, 1994)
- Doing Business In Japan: Strategies & Practical Insights II/1 International Computer Lawyer 2 (USA, 1994)
- Doing Business in Japan: Strategies and Practical Insight (The World Computer Law Congress, San Diego, 1993)
- Japanese Legal System (UC Berkeley School of Law, 1993)
Others
Takashi B. Yamamoto
- Comment on the "Shukan-Bunshun" Case Tokyo Shinbun, Evening Edition of April 19 (Japan, 2004)
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