Japanese-English Interpreting ServicesTrust | Quality | Experience
If you are going to have an interaction—be it related to legal matters or industrial/business matters—you deserve professional services provided by an interpreter with enough real-world experience to assure you of the services you and others need. We can provide and have provided interpreting services for criminal matters and government agencies.
Legal and Intellectual Property
We have broad experience in the real world in fields that often are the subject matter of litigation. That experience, combined with a proven track record of interpreting for IP matters in both federal court cases and USITC investigations, assures you of having the best possible interpreting services.
Federal Court Litigation Interpreting Track Record
(Listed alphabetically by case caption.)
- Advanced Technology Incubator, Inc. v. Sharp Corporation et al (2:07-CV-00468; fabrication of color masks for liquid-crystal displays).
- Agere Systems Inc. v. Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America, and Sony Electronics Inc. (2:06-cv-00079; wireless LAN and semiconductor lasers)
- Alcon Manufacturing., Ltd., Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. v. Apotex Inc., and Apotex Corp. (1:06cv-1642; antiallergent for allergic conjunctivitis)
- AstraZeneca et al v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al (1:07-CV-00806; pyrimidine derivative for treatment of high cholesterol)
- Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. et al v. Guardian Industries Corp. (1:09-cv-00515; sputtering target and method for manufacturing same).
- Board of Regents, University of Texas System, on behalf of University of Texas at Austin and Hydro-Quebec v. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation in the District Court of Travis Country, Texas, 126th Judicial District (Cause No. GN1-01844; lithium ion batteries)
- Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd, and Emcore Corporation v. Nichia Corporation and Nichia America Corporation (4:12-cv-11758; White LEDs)
- Fenner Investment, Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation et al (6:07-CV-00008)
- Fujitsu, Ltd. v. Belkin International et al (5:10-cv-03972; computer I/O cards)
- GREE, Inc. v. Supercell Oy (2:19-CV-00071; video games).
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Mylan Inc. et al (2:09-CV-01692; anticancer drug)
- Honeywell International Inc. and Honeywell Intellectual Properties Inc. v. Apple Computer, Inc. et al (C.A. No. 04-1338-KAJ (Consolidated); 04-CV-1337, 1338, and 05-CV-874)
- Immersion v. Sony Computer Entertainment (haptic interface technology)
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV and Philips Electronics North America v. Zoll Medical Corporation (defibrillator technology)
- LG Electronics Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc.; Clarion Co., Ltd.; Clarion Corporation of American and Xanavi Informatics Corporation (5:07-CV-00090; car navigation systems)
- Lexar. Media, Inc. v. Fuji Photo Film (3:03CV00355; flash memory)
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Mediatek, Inc., Oppo Digital, Inc., and Micro-Star International Computer Corp. (05-cv-3148; digital motion picture decoding apparatus and digital motion picture decoding method, method and apparatus for generating planarizing pattern and semiconductor integrated circuit device, clock generator and method for generating a clock)
- Mediatek, Inc v. Sanyo Electric Co. LTD., et al (86:05-cv-00323)
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Mediatek, Inc., Oppo Digital, Inc., and Micro-Star International Computer Corp. (05-cv-3148)
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. v. Samsung (ITC Investigation TA-337-692; Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Using Same (multilayer ceramic capacitors))
- Nichia Corporation v. Seoul Semiconductor. Ltd. et al (3:06-CV-0162; light-emitting diodes)
- Pall Corporation v. Entegris dba Mykrolis Corporation (2:07-cv-01869; filters for industrial applications)
- Renesas Technology Corp. v. Nanya Technology Corp. and Nanya Technology Corporation, USA (5:03-cv-05709)
- St. Clair v. Fuji Film (digital cameras)
- Storage Technology v. Quantum
- In Re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation (M:07-cv-1827)
USITC Investigations Interpreting Track Record
(Listed by alphabetically by subject matter.)
- Certain Audio Processing Hardware and Software and Products Containing the Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-949)
- Certain Audiovisual Components and Products Containing the Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-837)
- Certain Blu-Ray Disc Players, Components Thereof and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-824)
- Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-692
- Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-790)
- Certain Digital Photo Frames and Image Display Devices and Components Thereof (ITC Investigation 337-TA-807)
- Certain Digital Televisions and Components Thereof (ITC Investigation 337-TA-789)
- Certain Display Devices, Including Digital Televisions and Monitors (ITC Investigation 337-TA-713
- Certain Formatted Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-931)
- Certain Integrated Circuits, Chipsets, and Products Containing Same Including Televisions (ITC Investigation 337-TA-786)
- Certain Light Emitting Diode Chips, Laser Diode Chips and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-674)
- Certain MLC Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-683)
- Certain mobile telephones and wireless communication devices featuring digital cameras, and components thereof (ITC Investigation 337-TA-663))
- Certain Multimedia Display and Navigation Devices and Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-694
- Certain Probe Card Assemblies, Components Thereof, and Certain Tested DRAM and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same" (ITC Investigation 337-TA-621)
- Certain Semiconductor Chips with DRAM Circuitry, and Modules and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-819)
- Certain Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-753)
- Certain Semiconductor Devices and Consumer Audiovisual Products Containing the Same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-1047)
- Certain Semiconductor devices, DMA systems, and products containing same (ITC Investigation 337-TA-607)
- Certain Wireless Consumer Electronics Devices and Components Thereof (ITC Investigation 337-TA-853)
Industrial & Business
Commercial Arbitration
- Commercial arbitration in Zurich, Switzerland (arbitration between a Japanese company and a European company)
- Commercial arbitration in New Delhi, India (arbitration between a Japanese company and an Indian company)
- Numerous other arbitrations involving Japanese parties
- DOJ Price-fixing investigations of Japanese manufacturers (2010 to the present)
Meetings
- Extensive licensing negotiations regarding video recording technology
- Contract novation
- Sales meetings
Criminal & Government Interpreting Track Record
- Interpreting for 30-plus consecutive days in interrogations of a high-profile white-collar suspect by the Special Investigators unit of the Tokyo Prosecutors Office.
- Interpreting for visits to detention facilities holding non-Japanese individuals
- DOJ Price-fixing investigations of Japanese manufacturers
Logistics & Other Considerations
Location
Since we are based in Japan, engaging us from overseas for assignments here in Japan would not involve charges for international travel. That said, we have provided interpreting for arbitrations and litigation overseas as well. Contact us if you have such a need.
Conflict Checking
The nature of our interpreting often requires that we check that our assignment to a particular matter does not create a conflict with ongoing matters in which we are involved. When you contact us, please provide enough information for us to clear the conflict hurdle.