Mansfield Fellow, Mr. James Miller, Esq., Attorney Advisor in the Office of Engineering and Technology at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, underwent training at the Intellectual Property High Court during the week of March 6, 2006. Mr. Miller was with the Court as part of a 6-week placement with the Tokyo High Court and Tokyo District Court, reviewing the U.S. and Japanese judicial treatment of intellectual property and administrative law litigation.

Mr. Miller had this to say about his rich experience with the Court.

My work as an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission has focused on the regulation of spectrum, Internet policy, and new technologies. Prior to entering the practice of law I worked in U.S. and Japan doing TCP/IP and other software development, as well other technology related tasks. Naturally, I came to the law with a strong interest in intellectual property and other information policy matters. Today, much U.S. law is sensitive to economic theory and policies consider the effects and interactions of markets and legal rules. Through discussion of U.S. policies and recent litigation, I have been very honored to have the opportunity to share thoughts with the judges of the Courts on the intersection of administrative and regulatory practice and general commercial law. Discussing the nature of administrative law, legal and regulatory changes brought about by the internet, and the judicial system, has been an invaluable experience, and has given me a glimpse of the "Japanese Judicial Mind" on these diverse topics. While many differences remain between the two systems I hope to use my experiences here to support U.S. and Japanese interaction in these areas. Again I extend my deepest thanks to the Intellectual Property High Court and all those involved for this opportunity, and my best wishes for the future.