AI Magazine Issue 12 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 12 2018 51 CP JAPAN IP Attorneys is fully engaged in cross-border IP matters such as IP disputes, licensing, IP and technology transactions and commercialisation of IP seeds of domestic and foreign universities and research institutes. Recently, we profiled the firm to discover more about the award-winning services that they provide to their clients. atsumori ISEKI is the founder of CP JAPAN IP Attorneys located in Osaka and Hiroshima. He is a Japanese patent attorney practicing within the IP field for more than 18 years. Currently, he is a board member of International Federation of Intellectual Property Association Japan (FICPI Japan) and serves as a member for some committees of FICPI International. He obtained his LL.M. (Master of Law) from UC Berkeley, Law School. Occasionally, Katsumori serves as a panel of judges for IP related projects by governmental agencies. Also, he is experienced in giving IP lectures not only in Japan, but also in some oversea countries such as China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sweden, etc. CP JAPAN IP Attorneys’ activities range from ordinarypracticesobtainingIPRsofpatentscovering diverse technologies, designs and trademarks to consultations regarding not only domestic but also cross-border IP disputes, management and so on for SMEs and start-ups. Since the firm has native Chinese patent attorneys, and Korean practitioners, their IP services to those countries in relation to Japan are extensive, effective and efficient. In addition, they have experienced Ph.D. practitioners in the field of Life Science, Artificial Intelligence and Brain Machine Interface. Thus, their patent attorneys, in cooperation with those practitioners, can provide their clients with insightful and extensive practices. The firm’s international team, including not only above native staffs, but also practitioners with international experiences in North America and Europe, can tackle promptly and efficiently with the complicated cross-border IP issues faced by their clients. In recent years, CPJAPAN IP Attorneys has substantially involved in patent or trademark disputes and licensing matters that involve multiple countries such as Japan, U.S., Germany, France, China and Korea. More than half of the firm’s clients are international, mainly from China, Korea, and Singapore to US, Germany, and France. The Contact: Katsumori Iseki Company: CP JAPAN IP Attorneys Address: 3-19-3, Toyosaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, 531 0072, Japan Telephone: 0081 66136 6951 Web Address: www.cpjapan.com Leading theWay K 1810AI25 remainder of CP JAPAN IP Attorneys client base comprises domestic companies, primarily SMEs. Over the years, the firm have grown firstly with International clients, especially in the field of life science, in the combination of an experienced good attorney and PhDs. Additionally, the firm have grown to other technical fields such as mechanical and electronic fields with an experienced good attorney and with former in- house patent practitioner in the global electronics company. In parallel with those growth, the firm’s Korean and Chinese practitioners played an efficient role as liaisons for clients in both countries. Along with the growth of companies in both countries, CP JAPAN IP Attorneys have also grown. Thanks to their firm’s good reputation from their international clients, the firm developed more international clients and also obtained domestic clients gradually. Grasping a rapidly changing environment and movement of IP and technologies, the team would like to make every effort for making difference among other IP firms in Japan for their current and future clients. Looking ahead to what the future holds, the team at CP JAPAN IP Attorneys will continue to provide their clients with expert knowledge and advice, especially following their recent success in Acquisition Intl’s Leading Adviser Awards 2018 Leading Cross- Border in which they were righteously awarded the accolade Intellectual Property Disputes Attorneys of the Year, Japan. “Over the years, the firm have grown firstly with International clients, especially in the field of life science, in the combination of an experienced good attorney and PhDs.”