On October 15, 2025, Ueda, Head of Legal at Orange Inc., participated as a panelist at the intellectual property (IP) conference “Leveraging Intellectual Property in a Global & AI-Driven World,” hosted by Keizai Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California.The event brought together companies engaged in cross-border business, as well as law firms providing legal services to those clients, to discuss the evolving role of intellectual property in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape.The panel featured four speakers:David B. Hoppe, Managing Partner at Gamma Law, known for his expertise in cutting-edge media and technology;Miku H. Mehta, Partner at Procopio’s Silicon Valley office and a member of the IAM Strategy 300 list (2023);Mai Miyaoka, Senior Director at NEDO, who previously served as an examiner and trial examiner at the Japan Patent Office (JPO); andUeda, Head of Legal at Orange Inc.During the discussion, the panel explored a wide range of topics, including product lifecycle and IP strategy, IP considerations in the rapidly evolving AI domain, and differences in IP strategy across the U.S.–Japan cross-border context. Ueda shared perspectives on IP strategy in the age of AI, as well as practical differences between U.S. and Japanese patent practices.In the Q&A session, participants asked about the regulatory landscape for AI image generators in Japan, and Orange’s anti-piracy initiatives, leading to further discussion.For more details about the event, please visit the link below.https://keizai.org/events/leveraging-intellectual-property-in-a-global-ai-driven-world/#more-5572