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DATE Friday, 25 November 2022
TIME 4.30pm to 7.00pm (doors open at 4pm)
VENUE Shin Tokyo 4TH & Araki International, 4F Shin-Tokyo Building, 3-3-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Overview
Rapid technological innovation in the Society 5.0 and the lifestyle changes brought by the Covid-19 are rapidly changing the business models of companies. Legal, IP issues and grey areas need to be examined when companies launch new businesses utilizing those new technologies (such as technologies involving artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse and NFTs) that fit into the new lifestyle. What role should the In-House legal and legal/IP professionals play in accelerating business?
For example, the market for metaverse and NFTs is expanding recently worldwide and more companies are trying to create brand new business, sometimes collaborating with other tech companies. Another example is AI and IoT area, where some new unexpected legal issues may arise. In these new technology areas, transactions are becoming more and more borderless, and international legal and intellectual property (IP) issues are further increasing.
ALB and Araki International IP & Law are proud to present an event that covers legal and IP issues arising from new technologies as such as metaverse and NFTs and examines how they impact companies. Issues covered include:
How In-House counsels can accelerate (not be paralyzed by) new business by managing legal risks in uncertain times
- - IP issues such as trademarks and copyrights
- - Liabilities of online marketplaces in metaverse era
- - How to get technology resources from outside the company? Including collaboration and M&A matters
- - Other areas of law that In-House should keep in mind
- - Cases covered include: Nike v. StockX and Dwango v. FC2
Importance of drafting contracts –consideration to negotiate contracts with Japanese counterparts, based on difference between Japanese views and US views
Effective collaboration between In-house counsels and outside counsels
Active rule-making in Japanese market
DATE Friday, 25 November 2022
TIME 4.30pm to 7.00pm (doors open at 4pm)
VENUE Shin Tokyo 4TH & Araki International, 4F Shin-Tokyo Building, 3-3-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Agenda
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Time |
Agenda |
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4.00pm |
Registration |
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4.30pm |
Welcome Address |
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4.40pm |
Creating New Business For Companies In Society 5.0: What Legal And IP Professionals Need To Know In The Age Of Digital Transformation (DX)
Moderator and Speaker |
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5.30pm |
Q&A Session |
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5.45pm |
Networking Cocktails |
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7.00pm |
End Of Event |
DATE Friday, 25 November 2022
TIME 4.30pm to 7.00pm (doors open at 4pm)
VENUE Shin Tokyo 4TH & Araki International, 4F Shin-Tokyo Building, 3-3-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Speakers
Moderator/speaker
Akiko Araki, Managing Partner, Araki International IP&Law
Attorney-at-law (California and Japan) | Patent Attorney (Japan)
Akiko Araki is the founder and Managing Partner of Araki International IP&Law (“Araki International”). After a ten-year career with major law firms including US-based global firms, she founded Araki International to create an accessible platform for international clients who need legal supports to develop their business. As an attorney admitted both in California and Japan, she supports clients especially in cross-border matters, advising on Intellectual Property (IP), technology transactions, IT, data privacy, consumer law, labour law, general corporate and dispute resolutions. With its culture of promoting collaborations, Araki International welcomes various opportunities to work with clients and colleagues in a professional and friendly way.
Guest speakers
Junichiro Shibata is an Attorney at Law admitted in the State of California, U.S.A. and Patent/Trademark Counsel with full admission to the patent bar of Japan and limited admission to the courts of Japan for specified intellectual property matters, and a candidate doctor of juridical science (S.J.D.). Have expertise on entertainment law and intellectual property, and general corporate & commercial legal counseling accumulated through more than 10-year experience of in-house roles with Hollywood major studios in Japan as well as 4-year experience in private practice for a variety of international IP matters, with emphasis on strategic counseling and advocate of the Japanese entertainment practice in line with the Hollywood entertainment practice.
Yuki Shirato, Founder/Chief Operating Officer, Braid Technologies, Foreign Registered Lawyer (gaikoku hou jimu bengoshi) (NY State)
Yuki Shirato is currently a founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Braid Technologies, an advanced engineering design house. He is also an advisor to other startups, including Narō Corporation, a video streaming platform featuring Japanese culture, and Aquila Systems, an AI-based scheduling solution for medical professionals. Yuki also founded and is a managing director of Yakumi, a platform of angel investors.
Previously, he worked at top global law firms in New York City (Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP), Toronto (Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP), UAE (Shearman & Sterling LLP) and Tokyo (Shearman & Sterling LLP and White & Case LLP). He was involved in more than 50 billion USD worth mergers and acquisitions, funds formation / investment and financing transactions,
DATE Friday, 25 November 2022
TIME 4.30pm to 7.00pm (doors open at 4pm)
VENUE Shin Tokyo 4TH & Araki International, 4F Shin-Tokyo Building, 3-3-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Event Details
For further event details or questions,
Please contact Julian at
DID: +65 9638 8810
Email: julian.chiew@thomsonreuters.com
DATE Friday, 25 November 2022
TIME 4.30pm to 7.00pm (doors open at 4pm)
VENUE Shin Tokyo 4TH & Araki International, 4F Shin-Tokyo Building, 3-3-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Application Of Interest
Due to limited venue capacity, registration for this event is by invitation only for in-house lawyers and legal or compliance professionals at the sole discretion of Asian Legal Business. Please indicate your interest to attend this event here and we will send through a confirmation email once your registration is successful. Walk-in attendees will not be accepted.
