Toshihiko HAMANO

He graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (M.S.) in 2004. Due to his technical background, he advises clients on various technology matters, including artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, data protection, data utilization, medical field, healthcare, software, systems, cloud computing, OSS, information technology, DX, and quantum computing. His time at the Akira Hirose laboratory at the University of Tokyo provided him with deep knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI because he studied neural networks, which is the main technology of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI. He successfully passed the Japanese patent attorney examination in 2002, and he has been admitted in Japan since 2009. He advises clients on various intellectual property law matters due to his technical background and knowledge as a Japanese patent attorney. Regarding dispute matters related to intellectual property, he has handled patent litigation, litigation regarding employee inventions and trade secret litigation, among others. He especially has considerable experience in trade secret disputes, and he provides a support service on countermeasures against divulging trade secrets, including drafting company regulations, data management practice, and employee training.