With knowledge spanning the pharmaceuticals, real estate, and mobile telecoms sectors, Morrison Foerster‘s litigation department is praised for its ’strong expertise in international disputes’. Louise Stoupe and Yuka Teraguchi co-lead the team, the former is proficient in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation, while the latter is a key contact for tech clients in disputes involving IP and commercial issues. Max Olson is the name to note for patent litigation disputes regarding trade secrets, and Tomoki Kodama who was promoted to the partnership in January 2023, is also highlighted.
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‘Morrison Foerster has a great team for handling disputes relating to intellectual property matters, particularly patent and antitrust litigation cases.'
- 'The Morrison & Forster team is familiar with Japanese corporate practices, including decision-making procedures, the preparation of decision-making documents, and the timely conduct of our intentions.'
- ‘They have strong expertise in big international disputes involving Japanese companies. They unite organically.’
‘Louise Stoupe is always very strategic, because of her long experiences of working with Japanese companies in big international disputes, she understands the practical aspects of such clients incuding how they operate and make decisions.'
‘‘Max Olson recognises the situation and provides appropriate advice.'
Key clients
- JOLED Inc.
- Renesas Electronics
- Fujitsu Limited
- Socionext Inc.
- Buffalo Inc.
- DENSO TEN Limited
- Rakuten Mobile Inc.
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
- FCNT Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Fujitsu America in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California in relation to a patent infringement dispute with Realtime Data.
- Represented Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited in an action for alleged breach of contract, interference with contract, indemnity, and unfair competition brought by Cypress Semiconductor in the California Superior Court for Santa Clara County.
- Successfully represented Chugai Pharmaceutical in a multi-billion dollar patent case against Alexion Pharmaceuticals over infringement of Chugai’s technology for recycling antibodies.
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Practice head
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Louise Stoupe, Yuka Teraguchi