[Attorney Ryoichi Mimura]
Waseda University Faculty of Law, Toshio Yokokawa Memorial Public Lecture Series (5th and final session)
I will be speaking at the event titled "Urgent Issues in the Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property Litigation."
[September 19, 2026 (Sat) 13:30-15:00]

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  [2nd MIKOTAMA Case Law Study Session]
  We will be holding an event titled "To what extent are designs for mass-produced, practical items protected by copyright? – Based on the Supreme Court ruling in the TRIPP TRAPP case."
  [April 10, 2026 (Tuesday) 15:00~]

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  [Attorney Naoki Kurokawa]
  Organized by BUSINESS LAWYERS
  I will be speaking at the event titled "'Voices' are also protected by publicity rights: A thorough explanation of the 'Interpretation Guidelines Regarding Infringement of Publicity Rights by Generating AI, etc.' and its implications for corporate practices."
  [August 2026, 11 (Thursday) 19:15-00:16]

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  [Attorney Naoki Kurokawa]
  BUSINESS LAWYERS has published an ebook titled "Practical Approaches to Responding to Trade Secret Leakage and Inflow Risks."

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  [Attorney Naoki Kurokawa]
  Hosted by Shoji Homu Co., Ltd.
  I will be speaking at the event "Trade Secret Laws and Corporate Practices in Japan and Taiwan - Key Points for Responding as Revealed by Drafting Officers from Japan and Taiwan."
  [Tuesday, October 2026, 10, 20:14-30:17]

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  [Attorney Naoki Kurokawa]
  I contributed an article titled "Summary of the Research Report on the Protection of Trade Secrets and General Provisions under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act" to the Civil Law Research Association's "Law & Technology No. 113".

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