Director, Koichi Kishida, from IP Bridge, Inc.(“IP Bridge”) will participate at IPBC Japan 2020 held in November 17-18, 2020 on online.

IPBC Japan is specifically designed for management and senior IP executives at leading domestic and international companies, research institutions and government bodies. 2020 will be no exception with our virtual format enabling an even larger group, from across Japan and around the world, to assemble online. Since its first event in 2014, IP Bridge has been a host country sponsor, and put in the effort for the success of this event.
At IPBC Japan 2020, Kishida served as a speaker in a session entitled “Litigation at home and away”. In this session, speakers especially discussed about landmark decisions as well as litigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions.

■ Topic
Litigation at home and away
■ Speaker
Koichi Kishida　IP Bridge, Director, Licensing
Robert Calico　Arm, Vice President, IP and Litigation
Tatsuya Yamamoto　Maxell, General Manager, IP Innovation BU
Naoki Yoshida　Finnegan Japan, Managing Partner
Guanyang Yao　Liu Shen & Associates, Partner

【About IP Bridge】
At IP Bridge, our focus is on promoting technological innovation and cooperation within Japan and around the world. We have worked with investors worldwide, from 26 major global corporations to the Japanese Government, to establish the first and largest fund in Japan (approximately $300M) aimed at global innovation and IP-related investments. Our mission is to discover, 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. Our vision is that these activities will stimulate economic development and a healthy growth of industries worldwide.
We actively engage leading technology companies, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and universities to build large and high quality portfolios of 3,500 worldwide patents that are growing. These portfolios are in the fields of wireless communications, semiconductors, video codecs, display technologies, automotive technologies, robotics, home appliances, electric devices, healthcare, environment and energy, food technologies, and medical engineering.
Our world class team includes experienced professionals from IP and corporate management of major technology companies, investment funds, financial institutions, and law firms. We have the global experience and relationships to provide comprehensive IP services, including IP-based business incubation, monetization, licensing and financing to generate revenue and fuel innovation and business expansion, syndicated transactions to remove potential IP risks to our clients, and IP consulting services to build IP strategies, maximize IP value, and best position our clients for success.