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Hiroyuki Hagiwara
Partner
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Hiroyuki offers more than 18 years of experience in representing international technology and life sciences companies in cross-border licensing and litigation matters. Early in his career, Hiro was a patent attorney in the International Licensing Department of a major multinational technology company, specializing in contentious licensing negotiations and settlements of IP disputes. Hiro has litigated a number of IP cases involving complex technologies and legal issues. Hiro frequently represents technology and life sciences firms in infringement and licensing disputes in the U.S. Federal Courts as well as in the International Trade Commission, specializing in defense against infringement allegations as well as IP portfolio monetization and enforcement. Aisin AW, British Telecom, Ebara, Hitachi, Linear Technology, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Motorola, Ricoh, Sanyo, and Spansion Japan are among the many companies that Hiro has represented in IP disputes.
- Smart Memory Solutions LLC v. Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited et al (D. Del.) 1:11-cv-00680-LPS; Represents the semiconductor chip manufacturer in the patent infringement litigation involving flash memory technology.
- Fast VDO LLC v. Olympus America Inc. et al (D. Del) 11-cv-797-PD; Represents the digital camera supplier in the patent infringement litigation involving video recording technology.
- Wireless Recognition Technology LLC v. Ricoh Americas et al (E.D. Tex.); Represents Ricoh in the on-going patent infringement litigation.
- Infinity Computer Products, Inc. v. Ricoh Americas et al (E.D. Penn.); Represents Ricoh in the on-going patent infringement litigation.
- In the matter of certain flash memory and products containing same, ITC 337-TA-685 : Successfully secured dismissal of the client from the ITC Section 337 investigation brought by Samsung Electronics against technology for manufacturing flash memory products.
- In re: Halftone Color Separations (C.D. Cal.); On behalf of Ricoh, successfully settled the litigation relating to printer color toning technology.
- Sanyo v. MediaTek (C.D. Cal.); Won a motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of a counter-claim patent relating to optical disk drive controller chips and concluded the matter with settlement.
- Guardian v. Sanyo et al. (D. Del.): Successfully concluded the matter relating to LCD panel technology with settlement.
- Arnco Corp. v. British Telecom (D. Del.); Sherman & Reilly v. British Telecom (E. D. Tenn.); British Telecom v. SBC Communications et al. (D. Del.): Successfully concluded the multi-district litigations relating to fiber optics technology in settlement.
- Semitool v. Ebara (D. Ore.): Won several counts of motion for summary judgment of non-infringement and successfully concluded the matter relating to semiconductor manufacturing with settlement.
- Texas Instruments v. Linear Technology (E.D. Tex.): Successfully defended against a motion for collateral estoppel concerning claim construction and concluded the litigation relating to semiconductor manufacturing with settlement.
- Motorola v. AltoCom (D. Del.); Successfully concluded the litigation relating to computer modem technology in amicable settlement.
In addition to these litigation representations, Hiro has represented many clients in contentious licensing and other business dispute negotiations.
Honors & Awards
- Chambers Asia: Asia's Leading Lawyers for Business (2010-2012)
- Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2012)
- IAM Patent Litigation 250-The World’s Leading Patent Litigators (2011)
- IAM Licensing 250 - The World's Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers (2010-2011)
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Education
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LLM, New York University School of Law, 1999; Heiwa Nakajima Scholar
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BS (Electrical Engineering), Tokyo University of Science (Tokyo Rika Daigaku), 1998
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LLB, Keio University, 1993; Dartmouth-Keio Exchange Scholar, 1990-1991
Bar Admissions
- Japan, Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (New York)
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Japan Intellectual Property Association
- A.I.P.P.I. Japan
- Licensing Executives Society Japan
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association (1993-2000, currently inactive)
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