Personal Statement: My Interest In Intellectual Property Law

Personal Statement

1. Personal History
I first become interested in law in junior high school where. In junior high school, I was appointed as president of the student council. The student council hosted a general meeting every year in which all the students participated, and there, many problems related to school rules were discussed. Those included why a certain act is prohibited despite the lack of regulations in the written school rules and how we can amend the school rules for to make school life to be more comfortable. Through that experience, I became intrigued by how rules are made and operated in the society.
My university, the University of Tokyo, gave me opportunities to see the society from various perspectives including those
My hobby is playing the piano. I wanted to know how music (and other creationsive work) is protected under the current law. In studying intellectual property law, however, my interest in patent law was also growing. In intellectual property law, technology and law, or art and law, which superficially appear to be oil and water have nothing in common, are linked to each other. I felt like I could become a bridge between the two different worlds of lawyers The lawyers have the world of their own, and the researchers, engineers and creators have the world of their own. I came to have a vague view that I would like to work for linking the two worlds.
After joining Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (“AMT”), which is one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in Japan, I had the privilege of acting as a counsel in a number of intellectual property lawsuits. Some of the clients were global companies having their headquarters outside Japan which were involved in global litigation. I was able to see how intellectual properties are utilized in the real
Many Japanese companies are selling their products or services in the U.S., and they want to know what which regulations apply in the U.S.:, what happens if they are sued in the U.S., how a contract is interpreted under U.S. law, what kinds of legal risks there are in the U.S., and so on. Our firm has many U.S.-based clients doing or intending to do business in Japan, and they need to know how Japanese laws and regulations are different from those in the U.S. In global patent litigation, the U.S. is often the most important country and we need to closely communicate with U.S. counsel. To provide better advice to those clients, it is essential to acquire and deepen my knowledge and experiences withexperience with regard to U.S. law, as well as what U.S. counsel is likely to