Shigeharu Yoshii, CEO and President of IP Bridge, Inc. gave a presentation at “Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair 2017” held in May 10, 2017 in Chengdu, China. The Mayer of Chengdu, China invited him to the Fair. R. Rader, a former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and M. Cohen, Sr. Consultant of United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), were also invited to the Fair as speakers.

　At the Fair, Shigeharu Yoshii was a speaker in one of the panel sessions titled “Patent Fund Protecting SME Innovation, Encouraging Entrepreneurship“. He explained his IP fund business which supports SMEs and entrepreneurs by promoting open IP-based innovation.

【About IP Bridge】

　IP Bridge is a management company of Japan’s first and the largest IP dedicated fund with its focus on promoting technological innovation and cooperation within Japan and around the world. IP Bridge has worked with its investors, including Innovation Network Corporation of Japan – a unique partnership between 26 major corporations and the Japanese government – to establish the first fund in Japan aimed at global innovation and IP-related investments. Its mission is to activate and leverage high-quality, under-utilized intellectual property assets to the benefit of a variety of IP owners based in and outside of Japan. And our vision is that these activities will stimulate economic development and a healthy growth of industries worldwide.

　It has approximately US$300M fund focused on IP and innovation. IP Bridge owns large, high quality portfolio of 3,500 patents and growing. It is a largest licensor to MPEG-LA AVC/H.264 patent pool and is investing in long-term growth. In addition, IP Bridge is known for our solid reputation and strong networks throughout Japan, Asia, and the rest of the world.

　IP Bridge is led by an executive team skilled at IP and broad-based business matters, including entrepreneurship, finance, and legal. Its team is comprehensive in its approach, flexible and creative in its offerings, and always practical in its dealings.

For more information about IP Bridge, please visit : IP Bridge, Inc.