FRONTEO Co., Ltd. will hold an online seminar "Funded Patent Litigation Investor Financing for Patent Exercise" on December 12th, co-sponsored by law firm Sughrue Mion, PLLC.

　Over the last few decades, the market value of S & P 500 companies has been largely due to intangible assets, including intellectual property.Today, intangible assets can account for more than 80% of market value compared to book value in many technology companies.While some companies have sufficient capital to manage and exercise their intellectual property, companies without capital cannot manage and exercise it and cannot fully realize the value of their intellectual property portfolio. Hmm.

　U.S. and foreign investment firms take this untapped potential as part of their financial risk by providing legal funding instead of the investment firms getting some of the proceeds from exercising their intellectual property rights. Or we see it as a highly profitable investment opportunity to undertake everything.With the potential for litigation financing, companies have the means to monetize their IP portfolio without taking financial risk.This webinar discusses and discusses the basic methods of financing patent proceedings and the key strategies companies should adopt when considering such opportunities.

[Seminar Outline]
Date and time:Wednesday, December 2021, 12 15: 9-30: 10
form:Held online (Zoom)
program:
　--Funded Patent Litigation Investor Financing for Patent Exercise
　--The role of analytics and technology in cross-border patent proceedings (panel discussion)
　--Q & A session
Instructor:
　Michael R. Dzwonczyk (Sughrue Mion, PLLC Partner Attorney)
　Raja N. Saliba (Sughrue Mion, PLLC Partner Attorney)
　Fadi N. Kiblawi (Sughrue Mion, PLLC Partner Attorney)
　Vlad Lobatchev (Director of Engagement Management & Data Science, FRONTEO USA)
Moderator:
　Shiho Tanaka (Vice President, Sales & Marketing Division, FRONTEO USA)
language:English
Capacity:500
Participation conditions:Law firms and free email addresses are not allowed to participate.

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■ About Michael R. Dzwonczyk Lawyer
For over 30 years, Dzwonczyk has been successful on behalf of multinational corporations, serving as the chief attorney for patent proceedings in district courts and federal circuits, and in Article 337 proceedings of the European Parliament Committee on Trade. rice field.In addition to advising clients on intellectual property issues such as the validity and infringement of intellectual property rights, licensing and contract issues, and Hatch-Waxman issues, we also provide written opinions, drug litigation, AIA procedures, and enforcement. He gives lectures on many themes such as licensing and patent law reform. Former Chairman of FCBA Amicus Committee, Former Board Member, Former Chairman of AIPLA Chemical Practice Committee.Part-time professor at the National Law Center, George Washington University.

■ About Raja N. Saliba Lawyer
Saliba is a partner at Sughrue Mion, PLLC Washington, DC Office and a leader in the electrical / mechanical practice group. For over 22 years, he has settled disputes such as the Federal District Court, the International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and USPTO proceedings on behalf of domestic and foreign clients.In addition, we provide appraisal work on patent validity and infringement, freedom-to-operate, due diligence, product clearance, licensing, patent application preparation and practical counseling, as well as intellectual property law in the United States and abroad. He gives many lectures. He also participated in the establishment of the PTAB Bar Association, is a member of the PTAB Trials Committee, and is a vice chairman of the PTAB Appeals Committee.

■ About Fadi N. Kiblawi Attorney
Kiblawi is a partner in Sughrue Mion, PLLC's Tokyo office.Prior to arriving in Tokyo, I worked as a partner in the Washington, DC office for about 10 years.He has filed proceedings in federal district courts across the United States and has been successful on behalf of Asian companies in the most popular patent courts, including California, Texas, and Delaware.He has also represented both the petitioner and the patentee in more than 50 interparty reviews by the Patent Tribunal (PTAB).Starting with patent applications for one of the world's largest technology companies, he is still in charge of numerous applications, including high-priority standards-related applications and target applications in the electrical and mechanical technology fields.

■ About Sughrue Mion, PLLC　URL:https://www.sughrue.com/
Sughrue Mion, PLLC is a law firm specializing in intellectual property rights founded in the United States in 1957.We have major clients all over the world such as Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, India and Europe, and have experience in handling patent and trademark portfolios from all over the world.
It has more US patents than any other law firm in the world, including the US District Court, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). We have succeeded in litigating intellectual property disputes on the spot.Nearly 100 patent attorneys with science and engineering degrees (mostly graduate level) are enrolled, and it is possible to cover all technical fields in detail.We are familiar with the post-grant examination procedure under the US Invention Law.