FRONTEO x Baker Botts jointly sponsored seminar “About US intellectual property lawsuits against Japanese companies”

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2023.10.30 Press release

--To the press -

FRONTEO x Baker Botts jointly sponsored seminar “About US intellectual property lawsuits against Japanese companies”

Explanation of collaboration between law firms and e-discovery providers in US litigation *Simultaneous interpretation available

FRONTEO Inc.
Masahiro Morimoto, President and CEO
2-12-23 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(Code number: 2158 TSE Growth)

 On November 11th, FRONTEO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masahiro Morimoto, hereinafter referred to as FRONTEO) co-sponsored with Baker Botts LLP a conference on the theme of U.S. intellectual property litigation targeting Japanese companies. We will hold a seminar.

 A lawyer specializing in the intellectual property field from Baker Botts LLP, one of the highly rated law firms with extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, came to Japan to discuss trade secrets in the United States. We will explain the handling of patents and patent litigation.

<Overview>
◆ Date: July 2023, 11 (Wednesday) 15: 16-00: 18
 *Cocktail reception/networking from 18:00 (Light meals and alcohol available)
◆Venue: Hotel Gajoen Tokyo
 Lecture venue: 3rd floor Orion / Reception venue: 3rd floor Cassiopeia
 153-0064-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 8-1 *3 minutes walk from Meguro Station
◆Sponsor: Baker Botts LLP, FRONTEO
◆Participation fee: Free
◆Capacity: 80 people
 *First-come, first-served basis.If the number of participants is exceeded, we will wait for cancellation.
◆Participation conditions: Please refrain from participating if you are in the same industry, work at a law firm, or have a free email address.
◆Details/Application:https://legal.fronteo.com/event_20231115-fr
 *Please apply by 11:13 on Monday, November 12th.
 *Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided on the day of the event.

 

<Timetable>

15:30 - 16:00
Receptionist

16:00 - 16:35
Part 1: Identifying, protecting, and claiming trade secrets – A US litigator’s perspective (English) *Simultaneous Japanese translation available
We provide analysis on how best to identify and protect trade secrets, and on the other hand, how to protect against trade secret infringement claims.
panelist
・Lisa Kattan / Baker Botts LLP Partner (Washington DC Office)
・Jennifer Tempesta / Baker Botts LLP Partner (New York Office)

16:35 - 16:45
coffee break

16:45 - 17:20
Part 2: Underutilized defenses in patent litigation before U.S. district courts and the International Trade Commission (English) *Simultaneous Japanese translation available
We examine creative strategies that can be used to bring patent infringement cases to a faster and more effective conclusion in various U.S. courts.
panelist
・Robert Maier / Baker Botts LLP Partner (New York Office)
・Michael Knierim / Partner, Baker Botts LLP (New York office)

17:20 - 17:30
coffee break

17:30 - 18:00
Part 3: How to effectively manage discovery in U.S. patent litigation – How law firms and discovery providers approach collaboration (Japanese) *English simultaneous translation available
We will discuss best practices for collaboration between law firms and e-discovery providers regarding the discovery of electronically stored information in patent litigation.
panelist
・Thomas Natsume / Baker Botts LLP Associate (London Office)
・Shiho Tanaka / Global Sales Executive, Legal Tech AI Business Headquarters, FRONTEO Co., Ltd. and Senior Vice President, Data Science & Technology Department, FRONTEO USA

18:00 - 19:00
Cocktail reception/networking
Light meals and alcohol available

 
■ About FRONTEO URL: https://www.fronteo.com/
FRONTEO is a data analysis company that provides various AI solutions and services using the in-house developed AI engine "KIBIT". Based on the philosophy of "providing solutions that do not overlook risks and opportunities buried in records and realizing fairness in the information society," extract meaningful and important information from vast amounts of text data and complex networks. Our strengths are natural language processing and network analysis technologies that support advanced judgments by experts.We are developing businesses in the areas of legal tech AI, business intelligence, life science AI, and economic security, and contributing to solving various corporate and social issues. Founded in August 2003, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (currently Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth) on June 8, 2007.The company operates in Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.Acquisition of first-class medical device manufacturing and sales business license, notification of controlled medical device sales business.Capital 6 thousand yen (as of March 26, 3,042,317).
 
* FRONTEO and KIBIT are registered trademarks of FRONTEO in Japan.
 

<Contact for inquiries from the press>
PR Department, FRONTEO, Inc.
Email: pr_contact@fronteo.com

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