General Intellectual Property

Thanks to our lawyers and patent attorneys being able to work as a single team on any project, TMI Associates is able to conceive second-to-none, first-class unique solutions. We are highly respected by our clients, which range from venture businesses to well-established high-tech companies. Furthermore, as Japan aims to further grow as an intellectual property nation, we are trusted by government agencies and have increasing opportunities to advise on policy. As a result, we are capable of providing our clients with speedy, comprehensive legal services without restriction to any particular jurisdiction or legal area.


High-quality Filings

Our patent attorneys are specialists in a wide-range of technical fields and can offer advice about filing applications for patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks in order to obtain intellectual property rights for our clients. Based on our extensive experience and knowledge, we file our clients' applications in a way that will be successful in potential appeals or litigation. We believe that this ability, among others, is particularly appreciated by many of our client companies.

Superior Ability for Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes

We are also capable of delivering superior legal strategy for excellent dispute resolution by considering each case in finite detail from both legal and technical perspectives because our lawyers and patent attorneys work together to achieve the client's common goals. To date, we have won many intellectual property-related patent infringement cases.

We can provide high-quality service in each of the below areas due to our familiarity in these fields:
patents and utility models;
designs and trademarks;
copyrights;
protection of trade secrets and company know-how;
prevention of unfair competition;
preparation of action plans for brand name protection;
advice in the context of antitrust law; and
drafting various agreements including:
  license agreements; technology development agreements; and
  security/pledge establishment agreements for registered intellectual property rights.