Daisuke Tatsuno

Partner

Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Communications, Automotive Industry

Professional Summary

Daisuke Tatsuno is a partner in the Firm’s Tokyo office, where he represents leading companies in various intellectual property and information technology matters. He was formerly with the San Francisco office of Baker McKenzie and worked at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Daisuke served as speaker on various seminars relating to his field and has authored various publications, including the PLC E-Commerce Practice Manual for the Practical Law Company.

Practice Focus

Daisuke focuses his practice on the registration, protection, dispute and licensing of intellectual property rights. He also handles matters related to intellectual property, broadcasting, video games and interactive entertainment and telecommunications. Daisuke has extensive experience in legal actions against counterfeit products infringing trademark rights, such as sending warning letters and conducting procedures of injunction, temporary attachment and civil lawsuit. He also assists on copyright and drafting of contracts and is skilled in advising on export control for security trade under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.

Representative Clients, Cases or Matters

Intellectual Property

Represented a foreign furniture manufacturing company and a designer in a lawsuit for injunction of infringement and monetary compensation against a Japanese company based on the Copyright Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
Represented a foreign pharmaceutical company in a lawsuit filed by a Japanese company based on Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Trademark Right and successfully reached to an amicable settlement.
Represented a foreign cosmetic brand owner in filing a trademark cancellation action before the Japan Patent Office and also a lawsuit before the Intellectual Property High Court.
Provided legal review of copyrights in cinematographic works, legal advice concerning assignment and licensing of rights, and other legal services related to copyright.

Information Technology

Advised a foreign client on online distribution of music content and assisted in preparing related contracts.
Advised a well-known video game publisher on legal advice on gambling laws in the Philippines
“Advised a Japanese leading video game publisher on regulations on online gaming in the United States
“Advised a U.S, mobile game developer on in-game currency structure and regulations in Japan.

Personal Information

Advised on the establishment of an internal compliance program covered by personal information protection laws and on measures to take in case of leakage of personal information.

Export Control

Counselled clients on legal matters related to export control and assisted clients obtaining export licenses and those submitting voluntary disclosure to the relevant authorities.

Publications, Presentations and Articles

Publications

Co-author, “Legal and tax practices on conducting business in Asia – from business start-up to expansion and withdrawal,”Chuokeizai-sha, August 2011, Language: Japanese
Ending the Imports – Copyright World #148, Infoma Law, March 2005
PLC E-Commerce Practice Manual, Practical Law Company, 2002
Managing Intellectual Property – Litigation Yearbook 2001, Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2001

Articles

Co-author, “Employment and Employee Benefits: Japan,” PLC Employment and Employee Benefits multi-jurisdictional guide, Practical Law Company, October 2012
Author, “Personal Data Issues in the Business Environment: Considerations from the Third-Party Panel Report of the Milog Case,” Business Law Journal, LexisNexis, October 2012, Language: Japanese
Co-author, chapter on “Japan,” Practical Law Multijurisdictional Guide 2012/13 Outsourcing, Practical Law Company, March 2012
“Personal data protection in global expansion” Business Law Journal, Lexis Nexis, May 2014, Language: Japanese
“The EU General Data Protection Regulation – Practical guidance to Japanese companies for each business type” Business Law Journal, Lexis Nexis, August 2016, Language: Japanese

Presentations

Speaker, “Five legal barriers in using big data for business purposes,” Financial Management Forums, Inc., November 2012
“China’s Controls on the Movement of Sensitive Goods and Technologies & Update on U.S. Export Control Trends,” Center for Information on Security Trades Central, April 2010