NEWS&INSIGHT

Taro Isshiki’s article, “Privilege Protection in U.S. Patent Disputes and Japanese Attorneys” appeared in the January 2017 edition of Patent magazine.

Taro Isshiki gave a lecture on “Current Status of U.S. Patent Protection: Measures against Patent Trolls and Their Impact” at the 17th meeting of the Patent System Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee of the Industrial Structure Council of the Japanese government.

Taro Isshiki gave a training seminar on “The attorney-client privilege and roles of patent attorneys” at an event organized by the Japan Patent Attorneys Association in Tokyo.

Isshiki International Law Office, Isshiki & Co. and Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck LLP co-organized an IP seminar titled “The Current Status of Patent Protection in the United States and Its Impact on the IP Strategies of Japanese Companies”.?

Taro Isshiki’s article entitled “Current State of U.S. Patent Protection: Recent Developments in U.S. Patent Rights and the Impact on ‘Patent Trolls'” appeared in the September 2016 edition of “Intellectual Property Management,” a monthly periodical of the Japan Intellectual Property Association.

Taro Isshiki gave a lecture on “Changes in IP Trolls in the U.S.” at the IP study group Shunko Konwakai.

Taro Isshiki gave a lecture on “Managing Trade Secret Contamination Risks” at Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Taro Isshiki’s comments appeared in an article titled “U.S. Reduces Duty to Disclose Evidence: Companies to Reduce Burden of Litigation” in the morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on December 21, 2015.

An article authored by David J. Kappos (former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) titled “Seeking Balance: Promising Developments in U.S. Patent Litigation Reform” was published in the July 2015 edition of the A.I.P.P.I Journal. Taro Isshiki worked with Mr. Kappos in publishing the Japanese version of the article.

Isshiki International Law Office held a seminar on “Trade Secrets Strategy”.