Kei Amemiya is a partner at Shimada Hamba & Osajima in Tokyo. He has 30 years of experience and leads its competition law practice. He worked as partner at Morrison & Foerster for more than a decade after his service at the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) to help develop its practice today. He joined the firm in 2020 and continues to provide business oriented advice to clients. He has a wealth of experience working with clients, counsel and agency officials all over the world. He has been listed as highly recommended attorney in numerous legal directories.
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On June 3, 2009, a number of amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Act governing the Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (the “Act”) were passed by the National Diet of Japan. The Amendments comprise of several changes to the existing Act, including an increase in the (...)
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On September 16, 2008, Japan Fair Trade Commission (the “JFTC”) issued a ruling against Microsoft Corporation (“MS”) regarding its use of a so-called “NAP” clause in its software licenses. The MS NAP clause prevented licensees from asserting certain intellectual property rights against MS and its (...)
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In a departure from prior precedent, the Tokyo District Court has issued a judgment ordering the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") to disclose the entire case record from a JFTC administrative hearing. In so ordering, the court overruled the JFTC’s decision denying case record access to a (...)
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On March 8, 2005, the Fair Trade Commission of Japan ("JFTC") challenged certain rebate and marketing programs of Intel Corp.’s Japanese subsidiary, Intel K.K., and recommended in a proposed order that Intel eliminate certain exclusivity conditions imposed on five Japanese PC manufacturers (...)
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