About Seiro Hatano

Seiro Hatano is a partner at TMI Associates whose practice covers contentious and non-contentious IP-related work, with particular focus on trade mark and unfair competition. He has considerable experience with contentious works regarding trade marks and unfair competition, including litigation representing foreign-based clients. In addition, he has expertise in IP transactions for brand management through licensing and M&A. Seiro specialises in trade secrets and copyright disputes, but his work covers a wide range of sectors, including the TMT sector. He has worked at the Intellectual Property Policy Office of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Japanese government. Seiro is a member of the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association.