Attorney-at-law
Naoko Mizukoshi
Background
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December 2018Founded Leftright Law & IP
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July 2017Appointed Committee Member of the Unfair Competition Prevention Sub-committee, Intellectual Property Committee, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry November 2015
Appointed Committee Member of Review Committee for Next Generation Intellectual Property Systems, Examination, Evaluation, and Planning Committee, Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office -
April 2012 to December 2012Appointed Expert Committee Member of the Investigative Commission for Promotion of Effective Use of Radio Spectrum, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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February 2011 to July 2012Appointed Expert Committee Member of the Review Committee concerning Standardization Policies in the Information Technology Field, Information and Communication Policies Council, Information and Communications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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March 2010Founded Endeavour Law Office
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September 2009 to February 2010Appointed Expert Committee Member of the Review Committee concerning Standardization Policies regarding Environment for Cooperation and Merging of Communications and Broadcasting, Information and Communication Policies Council, Information and Communications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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January 2008Partner, TMI Associates
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November 2006Joined TMI Associates
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September 2002In-house lawyer, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Admitted to the State of California Bar -
September 1999Registered at the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
In-house lawyer, Autodesk Co., Ltd. -
April 1998Registered at the Yokohama Bar Association
In-house lawyer, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. -
April 1995Registered at the Osaka Bar Association
Joined Miyazaki Law Firm -
April 1993Training at the Legal Training and Research Institute of The Supreme Court of Japan
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March 1992Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law
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March 1986Graduated from Chiba Prefectural Chiba Senior High School
Legal Department
Professional Associations
- Osaka Bar Association (1998-1999)
- Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (2002-)
- State Bar of California (2002-)
- International Academy of CIO Japan (2012-)
Patent and Trademark Attorney
KYO SUZUKI
Background
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December 2018Patent and Trademark Attorney, Leftright Law & IP
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January 2018Registered as Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel
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April 2016Registered as Patent Attorney
Founded Leftright IP -
November 2012Founder/CEO, Leftright Corporation
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July 2009General Manager, IT, Microsoft Corporation
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August 2007Asia CIO, Microsoft Corporation
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March 2007Executive Officer, Corporate Strategy, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
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February 2004Executive Officer and GM, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
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February 2001Senior Director, Server Technology and Asia BizDev, Meta TV, Inc. (California, USA)
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February 2000Director, San Francisco R&D Center, CA Technologies (acquired Sterling Software, Inc.; California, USA)
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July 1998APAC Marketing Manager, Sterling Software, Inc. (acquired Synon, Inc.)
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April 1997Managing Director, Synon Japan Corporation.
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May 1991Software Engineer, Synon, Inc. (California, USA)
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March 1988Graduated from Hokkaido University, B.Sc. Engineering
Professional Associations
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- International Academy of CIO Japan
NATSUKI DATE
Background
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June 2021Patent and Trademark Attorney, Leftright Law & IP
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March 2021Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science Division II
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April 2016Registered as Patent Attorney
Joined patent office in Tokyo -
February 2007Joined Hitachi Intermedix Co., Ltd. (Currently Hitachi Document Solutions Co., Ltd.)
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June 2002Joined Kawamura International Co., Ltd.
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March 2002Graduated from International Christian University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Division of Social Sciences
Professional Associations
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)