W AT E R M A R K E D
Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property wasfounded March 1998, with the specific intentionof creating a Japanese IP law firm with a global
mindset, to foster stress-free communicationand to provide exceptional services.
We believe that clear communication and transparency are the

Our unique combination of professional expertise and international
experience allows us to provide each and every one of our global
clients with customized IP strategies, and to continue our commitment
towards offering the highest quality IP services available.

keys to mutual understanding. By adopting this unique working
style, combined with expertise in Intellectual Property Law andTechnology, Sonoda & Kobayashi has become the representative formany leading global and domestic companies in a wide spectrumof activities, becoming one of the most trusted firms in Asia for theprosecution and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

More than 80% of our clients are multinational
corporations headquartered outside Japan.

We take pride in beinga world-class IP law firm.

SERVICES
Our legal services cover the full range of IP matters.
Our Japanese Patent Attorneys and Engineers often travel abroad to meetclients and discuss their commercial strategies and provide legal updates.
They also help with streamlining internal corporate procedures and withestablishing the best IP practices for Japan, becoming a real extension ofin-house IP departments.

• Patent and trademark prosecution• Commercial and strategic analysis
of intellectual property portfolios• Local IP department support services• Litigation, oppositions and nullity actions• License negotiations, expert opinions,
FTO searches and opinions, prior art searches• Patent• Trademark• Utility model• Design• Copyrights• Unfair competition laws

Shinjuku Mitsui Building,Suite 3401, 2-1-1 Nishi-Shinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,
Japan+ 81-3-5339-1093+81-3-5339-1094
info@patents.jp
www.patents.jp/Sonoda & Kobayashi
Intellectual Property Law

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We protect your innovations
in a constantly changing
IP landscape.
TRANSLATIONEXPERTISE
Reliable legal services in intellectual property can only beprovided by having a deep understanding of technologies
and legal issues.
Our patent attorneys and engineers are equipped not only with world-classeducation, but also hands-on experience, often directly acquired on factory floors,

Our translation team consists of specialists with a variety of backgrounds,
some with postgraduate experience and others holding doctorates, as well as
patent attorneys.
Our translators work together with patent attorneys and patent specialists
with the goal to provide the most reliable translations throughout prosecution,
enforcement, challenges to validity, and patent term extension.

which can be the crucial difference in difficult cases. Our highly skilled staff provide

Our multi-talented translation team can also handle translations alone, without

assistance and advice to our international clients in a wide range of technical fields:

being entrusted with prosecution.

• Mechanical and structural engineering• Aeronautical and automotive engineering• Electrical and electronic engineering• Telecommunications• Semiconductor technology• Material physics• Inorganic chemistry and metallurgy• Polymer chemistry

We value diversity while aiming forintegration and harmonization
with globalization.

High quality translation is crucial in intellectual property.
Native speakers specializing in technical translation
perform translation.

• Organic chemistry• Biotechnology• Pharmaceuticals• Diagnostics• Cosmetics• Agribusiness• Software• AI

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

We never seek to merely obtaina grant - we seek the strongest
IP protection possible.

Our longstanding clients have entrusted us with their IP over the years due to theexcellence of our legal experts. Their educational achievements, as demonstrated

We understand the legal and linguistic barriers ourforeign clients face when prosecuting and enforcingintellectual property rights in Japan.
Therefore, we have a dedicated International Affairs Department, comprisedof international attorneys and business people, which serves to bridge thegap between Japanese and Western cultures.
This department ensures that international clients benefit from clear

by PhD degrees and top university qualifications, along with their work experience,

communication and transparency, fostering mutual understanding throughboth in Japan and abroad, have shaped their present expertise in both IP law anda client-focused and adaptable service.

foreign languages. Furthermore, our firm has an extensive and successful history inpatent prosecution appeals and adversarial proceedings.

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