Publish date: August 14, 2025
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 7:00 PM - Friday, September 26, 2025 9:30 PM
Innovate Locally, Protect Globally: Strategies for Kansai Companies doing Cross-Border Business
Join us at the Temple University, Japan Campus Kyoto for an engaging business talk with our alum and faculty member, Junichiro Shibata, Vice President & Head Counsel, Universal Studios Japan.
As Kansai businesses expand into global markets their intellectual property and innovations face growing legal and strategic challenges. This talk will highlight real-world risks in cross-border ventures, offering practical insights on safeguarding brands, designs, and creative assets abroad. Learn how to anticipate legal hurdles before they happen, and why IP strategy is a critical tool for global growth.
Stay for the networking reception and connect with the Temple University, Japan Campus community as well as fellow Kansai area business professionals.
Day/Time
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7PM-9:30PM
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Check-in: 7PM
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Lecture: 7:30PM – 8PM
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Networking Reception: 8PM-9:30PM
Venue
TUJ Kyoto
1 Fukakusa Tayacho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0878 (Access)
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Business Talk: Room 35 (Annex 3F)
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Networking Reception: Diamond Hall Cafeteria (2F)
Language
English
This event is free and open to the public. To sign up, register from the link below.
Meet our speaker
Junichiro Shibata
Vice President & Head Counsel, Universal Studios Japan
Alum & Adjunct Law Faculty, Temple Law Japan