Introduction of Attorneys

Professional Affiliation

• Chair, Committee on Intellectual Property System of Japan Federation of Associations (2003)
• Technical Arbitrator, Osaka District Court and Osaka Summary Court (1999 - June 2023)
• Provisional Member, Japan Industrial Property Council (2006 - January 2012)
• Member, Japanese Association of the Law of Civil Procedure
• Representative, Internship Study Group on Intellectual Property Law, Training Committee of Osaka Bar Association

Law School Affiliation

• Dean, Faculty of Law at Kansai University (1995 ~ 1997)
• Adjunct Professor, Momoyama Gakuin University (1996 ~ 1997)
  Course taught: History and Society
• Professor at Faculty of Informatics at Kansai University (1998 ~ 2000)
  Course taught: Legal Protection of Software
• Professor at Graduate School of Informatics at Kansai University (2001 ~ 2002)
  Course taught: Legal Informatics
• Adjunct Professor at Ritsumeikan University (2002 ~ 2004)
  Course taught: Program for Training Assistant Certified Tax Accountants
• Adjunct Professor, Ritsumeikan University School of Law (2004 ~ 2009)
  Courses taught: Legal Affairs on Intellectual Property, Information-Related Law, Legal Affairs for Consumers, and Bankruptcy Law.
• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law at Kansai University (2007 ~ 2009)
• Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Law at Kansai University (2009~ 2014)
  Courses taught: Litigation Practice on Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy Law, et al.

Qualification

• Admitted to the bar in Japan (1980)
• Registered as a patent lawyer（弁理士）in Japan (1980)
• Partner,Komatsu Masajiro Law and Patent Office (1980～1994)
  Managing Partner, Komatsu Law and Patent Office (1995～Current)

Education

• Kansai University (LL.M.) (1976)

Contact:komatsu@komatsulaw.com