Awards

2023

  • Asian Legal Business
    IP Rankings 2023
    “Japan Domestic-Patents, TIER 1”
    “Japan Domestic-Trademarks/Copyright, TIER 1”
  • Asia IP
    “JAPAN, Copyright survey 2023, Tier 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023, Intellectual Property: Domestic – Japan Band 1”
  • asialaw
    “asialaw 2022/23 Rankings – Japan Intellectual property, Outstanding”
 

2022

  • asialaw
    “asialaw Profiles 2022 – Japan Intellectual property, Outstanding”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022, Intellectual Property: Domestic – Japan Band 1”
  • Asia IP
    “JAPAN, Copyright survey 2022, Tier 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Global 2022, Intellectual Property: Domestic in Japan, Band 1”
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “IP STARS 2022, Trademark Prosecution – domestic firms, TIER 1 & Trademark Contentious- domestic firms , TIER 1 ”
 

2021

  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “JAPAN, Patent Survey 2021-Patent Prosecution & Patent Contentious, TIER 1 ”
    “JAPAN, Trademark Survey 2021-Trademark Prosecution, TIER 1 & Trademark Contentious, Highly Recommended”
  • IAM Patent 1000
    The IAM Patent 2021
    “Japan: Domestic Litigation, Tier 1”
    “Japan: Domestic Prosecution, Tier 1”
  • ASIA IP
    “Trademark Contentious – Japan jurisdiction, Tier 1”
    “Trademark Prosecutions – Japan jurisdiction, Tier 1”
  • asialaw
    “asialaw Profiles 2021 – Japan Intellectual property, Outstanding”
  • ASIA IP
    “JAPAN, Copyright survey 2021, Tier 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, Intellectual Property: Domestic – Japan Band 1”
  

2020

  • World Trademark Review 1000
    “Japan, Firms – Gold”
  • ASIA IP
    “Japan Patents Firm of the Year 2020”
  • Asia IP Trademark Survey 2020
    “Trademark Contentious – Domestic firm, Tier 1”
    “Trademark Prosecutions – Domestic firm, Tier 1”
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “JAPAN, Patent Survey 2020-Patent Prosecution & Patent Contentious, TIER 1 ”
    “JAPAN, Trademark Survey 2020-Trademark Prosecution & Trademark Contentious, TIER 1”
  • IAM Patent 1000
    The IAM Patent 2020
    “Japan: Domestic Litigation, Tier 1”
    “Japan: Domestic Prosecution, Tier 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020, Intellectual Property: Domestic – Japan Band 1″
  

2019

  • World Trademark Review 1000
    “Japan, Firms – Gold”
  • ASIA IP
    The 2019 Asia IP Awards, Japan, Trademarks
  • asialaw
    “asialaw Profiles 2020 – Japan Intellectual property, Outstanding”
  • ASIA IP
    “Asia IP Patent Survey 2019 – Patent Contentious and Patent Prosecutions, Tier 1”
  • IAM Patent 1000
    “Japan: Domestic Litigation, Tier 1”
    “Japan: Domestic Prosecution, Tier 1”
  • ASIA IP
    “Asia IP Trademark Survey 2019 – Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecutions, Tier 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Global 2019, Intellectual Property: Domestic in Japan, Band 1”
  • Legal 500
    “JAPAN: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-Independent local firms, ranked: TIER 1”
      

2018

  • World Trademark Review 1000
    “Japan, Firms – Gold”
  • asialaw
    “asialaw Profiles 2019 – Japan Intellectual property, Outstanding”
  • ASIA IP
    “Asia IP Patent Survey 2018 – Patent Contentious and Patent Prosecution, Tier 1”
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “MIP Asia Awards 2018 – Asia-Pacific, IP Boutique, Firm of the Year 2018”
    “MIP Asia Awards 2018 – Japan, Trademark Contentious, Firm of the Year 2018”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018, Intellectual Property: Domestic – Japan Band 1”
  • LEGAL 500
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Independent local firms, TIER 1”

2017

2016

2015

  • Asia IP
    “The 2015 Asia IP Awards, Japan, Trademarks”
  • Asia IP
    “The 2015 Asia IP Awards, Japan, Patents”
  • LEGAL 500
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Independent local firms, TIER 1”
  • Chambers and Partners
    “2015 Chambers Asia-Pacific, Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Leading Firm in Intellectual Property: Domestic Firms, Band 1”
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “Trademark Survey 2015 – JAPAN/Domestic Firms, Trademark Prosecution & Trademark Contentious, TIER 1”
  • World Trademark Review 1000
    “Japan, Firms, Gold”
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “JAPAN/Domestic Firms, Patent Survey 2015-Patent Prosecution & Patent Contentious, TIER 1”

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

  • Managing Intellectual Property Awards
    “JAPAN, Prosecution & Contentious IP Firm of the Year”
  • LEGAL 500
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Independent local firms, TIER 1”
  • Asialaw IP Awards
    “Japan IP Firm of 2007”
  • CHAMBERS GLOBAL
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Band 1”
  • ALB Japan Law Awards
    “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2007”

2006

2005

  • Managing Intellectual Property
    “IP SURVEY, PATENTS, JAPAN, TIER 1”
  • LEGAL 500
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Independent local firms, TIER 1”
  • Asialaw IP Awards
    “Japan IP Firm of 2005”

2004

  • LEGAL 500
    “JAPAN, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TIER 1”
  • Asialaw IP Awards
    “Japan IP Firm of 2004”