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Kyoko Nakamura
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Kyoko Nakamura

Of Counsel

Main Practices
General Corporate Legal Affairs / Health Foods and Supplements / Medical IP and Licensing / AgriTech and Food Tech / Food, Beverages, and Alcohol / Food and Agricultural Regulation and Product Safety / Protection of Rights in Agricultural Products and Foods / Distribution of Agricultural Products and Food / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in General / Subcontracting and Misrepresentations / General Civil Litigation / Intellectual Property Protection and Disputes / Intellectual Property Transactions / Intellectual Property Registration / Brand Protection and Counterfeiting / Unfair Competition and Protection of Business Data / Data Utilization
Languages
Japanese / English
Office
Tokyo
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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2011)

Bar Association

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education

Hiroshima University (Agr., 2002)
Meiji University School of Law (J.D., 2010)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Background

Asahi Breweries Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (currently Asahi Group Foods, Ltd.) (April 2002-March 2007)
AK Law Office (January 2012-November 2019)
Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (December 2019-June 2021)
Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (July 2021-November 2021)

Publications

  • “PFAS Issues and How Financial Institutions Should Respond,” Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2257 (May 2025) [Co-author]
  • Textbook for Protection and Utilization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Agricultural Sector for the Next Generation, the Consortium for Prevention of Overseas Leakage of Plant Varieties (2023) [Co-author]
  • “Potential and Attractiveness of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Intellectual Property - Yokota Mika, Deputy Governor of Toyama Prefecture x Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan,” Intellectual Property Prism August 2022 issue(2022) [Interviewer]
  • Revised Intellectual Property Strategies for Proactive Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries – Establishment of Japan Food Brand - Textbook for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Intellectual Property, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (2021) [Co-author]
  • “Overview of Geographical Indication Protection System and its Effects,” Boeki to Kanzei No.818, Japan Tariff Association (2021)
  • “For further Utilization of Geographical Indication Protection System,” Patent Vol.74, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2021) [Co-author]

Seminars

  • “The Latest Trends in PFAS Regulations by U.S./Federal and State Laws: In Light of PFAS Regulations under Japanese Law,” hosted by JOHOKIKO Co., Ltd., on April 15, 2025
  • “Recent Developments in PFAS Regulations: Comparison of U.S. Federal, State and Japanese Law, Corporate Responses and Litigation Cases,” hosted by Research and Development Support Center Co., Ltd., January 20, 2025