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IPDefine is a Tokyo-headquartered company, comprised of international legal, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and finance experts.
In 2022 we developed the world’s first AI capable of identifying and rating patent infringement to unlock the full value of patents as an asset class. And in 2024, we finished analyzing every active, granted patent, catalyzing the completion of the IPDefine Patent Infringement Database, which contains over 700 million infringement records across over 15 million patents.

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Joined IPDefine in 2022 as Chief Legal Officer, and became CEO in 2023.
Legal experience covers both in-house and private practice, across IP, M&A, and disputes matters
Non-legal expertise ranges from business development to HR consulting/talent acquisition
BA (Hons) from the University of Toronto, JD from the University of Tennessee College of law (icensed in NY)
Fluent in Japanese

CEO

Aaron Benjamin Mollin

Masters in physical chemistry, Kyoto University
Began career in the IP Department of Toyota Industries Corporation, and later joined patent consulting firm NGB Corporation
Founded IPDefine in 2020

COO / Founder

Mitsuhiro Okamoto

BA in Integrated Sciences, University of Tokyo
CFO and CEO of Sumitomo Real Estate Development’s Dalian, China subsidiary, which he established
Joined Dream Incubator where he held key role in corporate revitalization of major Japanese private equity firm
Joined IPDefine in 2022

Chief Strategy Officer

Satoshi Nishiyama

Earned a Master’s degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology
Experienced in utilizing AI to analyze complex biological phenomena
Involved in developing algorithms that integrate financial and intellectual property data, as well as crafting innovative trading strategies

VP of Development

Haruki Marumo

Earned a Master’s degree from Tokyo University of Science
Conducted research in the foundational science of artificial intelligence
Investigated cutting-edge AI technologies and applied them to the fields of finance and intellectual property

VP of AI Research

Shoji Suzuki

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Sample Summary Infringement Data

Patent Number	Claim Number	Product Owner	Potentially Infringing Product	Degree of infringement
US-9XXXXXX-B1	1	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	Nintendo Switch Sports	High
US-10XXXXX-B2	1	Waymo LLC	Waymo Driver.	High
US-87XXXXX-B2	1	Quanta Computer Inc	QuantaPlex servers	Medium
US-90XXXXX-B2	1	Huawei Technologies Co Ltd	Huawei's heat dissipation system.	Medium
US-878XXXX-B2	6	Canon Inc	FPA-6300ES6a	Low
US-88XXXXX-B2	13	Delta Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd	AH560 PLC system.	Low
US-768XXXX-B2	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN
US-772XXXX-B2	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN

Sample Detail Infringement Data

Patent Number	Claim	Judge	URL	Quote
US-9XXXXXX-B1	1. A wearable device, comprising:	N	NA	NA
US-9XXXXXX-B1	a processor;	Y	https://xxx	Each left and right controller utilizes its own CPU, memory, lithium ion battery, battery management chip, thumbstick, inertial measurement unit (IMU), linear resonant actuator (LRA), and haptic driver.
US-9XXXXXX-B1	one or more sensors including an accelerometer for detecting movement;	Y	https://xxx	The IMU (TDK IM-20600) has an integrated 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer to deliver accurate positional and rotational measurements.
US-9XXXXXX-B1	a downloadable health application executed by a remote processor, wherein the health application receives movement data from the accelerometer or the one or more sensors and generates, using the movement data, an analysis of posture; and the health application drives a user interaction surface, including a display, in communication with the remote processor to display the analysis.	Y	https://xxx	Each left and right controller utilizes its own CPU, memory, lithium ion battery, battery management chip, thumbstick, inertial measurement unit (IMU), linear resonant actuator (LRA), and haptic driver.