2014 – present – Sonderhoff & Einsel, Law and Patent Office
Kengo Sakai
Partner
Kengo Sakai’s practice focuses on general corporate matters and commercial transactions, financial transactions, intellectual property related matters (mainly advising and representing on patent right disputes and employee invention matters), regulatory compliance, consumer law, and litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Sakai has wide-ranging experience centered on the fields of automobiles, aviation and IT media.
Profession
Attorney at Law
Admissions
Japan (2011)
Membership
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Japan) Judicial Precedent Study Group
VPP (Association of German Patent Engineers)
Japan Association of Traffic Law
Professional Experience
2018 – 2020 – Statutory Auditor, BuzzFeed Japan K.K.
2016 – 2017 – Secondment to a German law firm, Preu Bohlig & Partner (Munich, Germany)
2011 – 2014 – Clifford Chance Law Office
Education
2010 – University of Tokyo Law School (LL.M.)
2008 – University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Publications
“Is Your Company Prepared for the Implementation of the Personal Information Protection Act on April 1, 2022?” S&E Newsletter, February 2022
“Q&A on the Amended Road Transportation Vehicle Act – Introduction of Vehicle Software Update Regulation” S&E Newsletter, October 2020
“New Employee Invention Regulation in Japan after 2016 Amendments” (Newsletter August of Preu Bohlig & Partner) February 2017
Lectures
“Patent Rights and Employee Invention Regulations: Towards Adjustment of In-house Rules related to Patent Rights” (Shonan Health Innovation Park) December, 2018
“Major Recent IP-related Rulings in Japan: an Overview” (Japan/Europe Policy Seminar “Current Trends in Japan/Europe Intellectual Property and Personal Data Protection Law” EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation), 2018
“License Agreements with U.S. Companies: Provisions Which Japanese Companies Should Carefully Consider – With a Focus on Provisions Regarding Infringement and Intellectual Property under Japanese and U.S. Law.” (the Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association’s Study Group on International Issues) December 2017
“Patent Infringement Litigation in Japan“ (Japanese-German Business Association, “Intellectual Property in Japan”) October 2017
“Patent Infringement Litigation in Japan” (Seminar with Preu Bohlig & Partner, “Current Development in Intellectual Property in Japan and Germany”) October 2017
Languages
Japanese, English, German
