AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
Robert Norton
Intellectual Property
Languages
English, Japanese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Robert Norton is a consultant in the firm’s Tokyo office. With more than two decades of experience practicing in both the United States and Japan, he advises Japanese, U.S., and international clients on patent and trademark prosecution, IP licensing, freedom‑to‑operate analyses, and global portfolio strategy before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Robert also assists clients with a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters, including environmental litigation, employment and outsourcing agreements, corporate formation and dissolution, real estate matters, and business combinations.
Robert obtained his J.D. from the St. John’s University School of Law and his B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Connecticut. Before joining the firm, he held senior roles within the intellectual property practices of major international and U.S. law firms in Tokyo and New York. He has native fluency in both English and Japanese.
Representative experience
Advising various Japanese and international clients on the protection of patent, trademark, and trade secret rights worldwide.*
Advising numerous Japanese and international clients with respect to negotiating and drafting various intellectual property licensing agreements.*
Advising various Japanese and international clients on patent and trademark registration matters, particularly before the USPTO.*
Assisting Japanese and international clients with respect to researching and providing freedom to operate, validity, and non‑infringement opinions related to various patents and technologies.*
Representing U.S. and other non‑Japanese corporations in the negotiation of patent licenses from Japanese corporations and research institutes.*
Representing various Japanese corporations in civil litigation matters, as well as advising on government investigations and international disputes.*
Representing various Japanese corporations with respect to drafting and negotiating sales and distribution agreements.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 2002
- B.A. Biological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1994
Bar admissions and qualifications
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office