HIROE AND ASSOCIATES Patent Professional Corporation

According to the annual survey conducted by the internationally renowned IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property, we have been elected every year by worldwide firms as one of the most superior patent firms in Japan. As well in surveys done by other agencies, we have climbed global rankings as an excellent patent firm with exceptional practitioners, receiving extremely high evaluations from our clients.

We support the intellectual property strategy of clients with a strong team of experts in all areas of specialization, including electronics, machines, chemistry, fibers, pharmaceutics, trademarks, design, and searches. Many of our members have experience as scientists in industry as well as in patent and trademark application drafting.

Our firm assists clients all over the world with IP matters in Japan.
We make an effort to send several representatives from our firm to annual international IP-related meetings held in various countries (APAA, INTA, etc.) in order to coordinate and exchange information with patent attorneys from around the world.

Our office is also equipped to file our applications electronically via the Japanese Patent Office's electronic filing system. This allows us to complete the application process instantaneously and immediately report back to our clients with application numbers.

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