For Greater Good or Evil? – Reaching Out to Fight NPEs

• Fending off Non-Practicing-Entities (NPEs; sometimes referred to as “trolls”) has become extremely costly for Japanese businesses
• This session discusses measures to counter NPEs, such as joint defense groups, joint licensing groups, venue transfer, and compulsory licensing

Speakers include:

• Pavan K. Agarwal, Partner and Vice-Chair, Intellectual Property Department
• Etsuo Doi, Partner, Electronics and Co-Manager, Foley’s Tokyo office
• Jon W. Dudas, former Director of USPTO and Partner, IP Litigation
• Matthew B. Lowrie, Partner, IP Litigation Practice