Attorney-at-law
Naoko Mizukoshi
Background
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December 2018
Founded Leftright Law & IP
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July 2017
Appointed 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
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April 2012 to December 2012
Appointed 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 2012
Appointed 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 2010
Founded Endeavour Law Office
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September 2009 to February 2010
Appointed 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 2008
Partner, TMI Associates
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November 2006
Joined TMI Associates
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September 2002
In-house lawyer, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Admitted to the State of California Bar
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September 1999
Registered at the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
In-house lawyer, Autodesk Co., Ltd.
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April 1998
Registered at the Yokohama Bar Association
In-house lawyer, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
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April 1995
Registered at the Osaka Bar Association
Joined Miyazaki Law Firm
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April 1993
Training at the Legal Training and Research Institute of The Supreme Court of Japan
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March 1992
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law
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March 1986
Graduated 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 2018
Patent and Trademark Attorney, Leftright Law & IP
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January 2018
Registered as Specific Infringement Lawsuit Counsel
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April 2016
Registered as Patent Attorney
Founded Leftright IP
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November 2012
Founder/CEO, Leftright Corporation
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July 2009
General Manager, IT, Microsoft Corporation
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August 2007
Asia CIO, Microsoft Corporation
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March 2007
Executive Officer, Corporate Strategy, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
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February 2004
Executive Officer and GM, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
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February 2001
Senior Director, Server Technology and Asia BizDev, Meta TV, Inc. (California, USA)
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February 2000
Director, San Francisco R&D Center, CA Technologies (acquired Sterling Software, Inc.; California, USA)
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July 1998
APAC Marketing Manager, Sterling Software, Inc. (acquired Synon, Inc.)
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April 1997
Managing Director, Synon Japan Corporation.
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May 1991
Software Engineer, Synon, Inc. (California, USA)
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March 1988
Graduated from Hokkaido University, B.Sc. Engineering
Professional Associations
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- International Academy of CIO Japan