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Announcement of Office Relocation
We are pleased to announce the relocation of our office, effective May 7, 2024 (please click here for further information). We look forward to welcoming you at our new office.
Ms. Mami Hino wrote an article titled “Japan’s first case regarding compulsory license based on public interest is finally settled” posted on Kluwer Patent
Ms. Takako Okada wrote an article titled “Why “Nepal Tiger” But Not “Tibetan Tiger”? Distinctiveness in Trademarks Decided by the IP High Court of Japan” published on APAA e-Newsletter (Issue No.41, June2024).
Mami Hino named a WIPR Leader 2024 (Japan)
Mami Hino was named a WIPR Leader 2024 as one of the leading IP practitioners in Japan, in the WIPR Leaders 2024 edition announced by Newton Media Ltd.
We were highly recognized in IP STARS 2024
In IP STARS 2024 published by Managing IP Research Team, our firm was highly evaluated in the following category, and the following attorneys and patent attorneys were recognized as leading intellectual property specialists.
Patent disputes – domestic firms (2024) : Tier 1
Patent prosecution – domestic firms (2024) : Tier 3
Patent star 2024:Eiji Katayama Hiroshi Kobayashi Mami Hino Naho Ebata Shimako Kato
Trade mark star 2024:Naho Ebata
We were awarded “Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year” at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2024
Our firm was named Winner of the following category at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2024 held by Asian Legal Business (ALB), an international legal journal of Thomson Reuters Group.
-Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
We were highly recognized in IAM Patent 1000 (2024)
In the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2024 organized by Law Business Research, our firm ranked in the following categories, and our attorneys and patent attorneys were highly evaluated.
Domestic: Litigation: Gold
Domestic: Prosecution: Silver
Domestic: Transactions: Highly-recommended
Ranked attorneys:
【Luminaries】
Eiji Katayama
【Individuals: Litigation】
Junichi Kitahara (Gold) Hirokazu Honda (Silver) Makoto Hattori (Silver)
Mami Hino (Gold) Naho Ebata (Silver) Shimako Kato (Silver) Tomohiro Yoneyama (Bronze)
【Individuals: Prosecution】
Hiroshi Kobayashi (Gold)
【Individuals: Transactions】
Emiko Maki (Recommended)
Mami Hino won the Top 100 Women in Litigation in Intellectual property for the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024
Mami Hino, a patent attorney and a registered foreign law lawyer of our firm, won the Top 100 Women in Litigation in Intellectual property for the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific.