General Intellectual Property

Patent, Utility Models, Designs, and Trademarks

For patents, utility models, designs and trademarks, we handle applications and obtaining rights in all fields, as well as litigation for infringement on intellectual property rights, as we have many experts with various skills and backgrounds. For litigation cases, we undertake each case by putting together a team of attorneys who have extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and patent attorneys well-versed in the technological field of the litigation. We offer a high ability to resolve any matter because, in addition to the technical knowledge, our attorneys and patent attorneys can communicate well in English and can handle disputes in foreign jurisdictions as well as respond to foreign clients¡Ç request for domestic disputes.
Matters of Note for Accepting Application Requests


Electrical/IT

We handle many matters covering patent applications and provide advice to large domestic manufacturers of games and computer peripherals, as well as venture capitals, banks, and insurance companies regarding their IT-related applications and business model applications.

Characteristics:
Our firm has many patent attorneys specializing in chemistry and biotech. Under our umbrella of a wide-range of human resources, our experienced members include venture capitalists in the biotech field, former Japan Patent Office examiners, and previous employees of large pharmaceutical companies. We provide a broad range of services from high-quality applications to business consultation.


Chemistry/Biotech

Our firm has many patent attorneys specializing in chemistry and biotech. Under our umbrella of a wide-range of human resources, our experienced members include venture capitalists in the biotech field, former Japan Patent Office examiners, and previous employees of large pharmaceutical companies. We provide a broad range of services from high-quality applications to business consultation.


Mechanical

Our mechanical team consisting of experts with high-level experience and the ability to understand the technology not only for mechanical structures but also for control mechanisms places importance on client communication. We support our clients¡Ç activities from filing the applications to the granting of the patent. We have earned the profound trust of many large Japanese automobile manufacturers and automobile parts manufacturers.


Designs and Trademarks

Designs:
In addition to obtaining design rights for our foreign and domestic clients, we are also highly evaluated for our ability to handle appeals, provide legal advice, litigate, and other actions by working with our team of attorneys specialized in intellectual property. Furthermore, we also combine our efforts with our experts in trademarks and patents to provide comprehensive services.

Trademarks:
Our highly experienced trademark attorneys provide wide-ranging support for conducting trademark searches and obtaining trademark rights, as well as maintaining the trademark rights and handling infringement matters for both foreign and domestic clients. Our concept is to offer detailed services matching each client¡Çs needs in the fields of IT, pharmaceuticals, fashion, and others. Moreover, we are also renowned for our trademark protection activities in foreign jurisdictions thanks to our strong network of foreign law offices in each country across the globe.