Welcome to the

HARAJUKU SOGO

(Intellectual property firm in Japan)

 

Yuji Tsuruya

President

Patent Attorney

IP Litigation Attorney

Providing comprehensive intellectual property services

 

Our firm offers a comprehensive package of services for protecting and utilizing intellectual property rights.

 

Leveraging our extensive experience and knowledge relating to the intellectual property systems of various countries

 

As a patent attorney who has handled more than 500 cases so far for clients overseas on top of domestic applications in Japan, I have experiences in the prosecution and litigation of patent rights.

 

All of our attorneys in our firm also have their unique experiences in private practice after they left the Japan Patent Office.

 

Thus, we have accumulated our wide-ranging knowledge of patent claim drafting in various countries, as well as our know-how and experience drawn from the preparation of patent specification for global inventions.

 

Leveraging all of these strengths, our firm provides services that are optimally suited to meet clients’ needs.

 

Utilizing experience in examinations, appeals and administrative work at the Japan Patent Office

 

Our experience spans from procedures for examinations and appeals to the handling of various issues that cross international borders.

 

We work also with the international section of the Japan Patent Office to solve various international negotiations under TRIPS agreement and other IP treaties and to promote international cooperation among patent offices in the world such as PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway).

 

Our firm fully and consistently utilizes its broad experience for the benefit of our clients.

 

Applying our experience at the Intellectual Property High Court in Japan and practice knowledge in the European Patent Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization

 

The services we provide are well aligned with the intellectual property strategies of our clients.

 

Each patent attorney at our firm is well-versed in patent law and possesses extensive practical experience, gained not just in Japan as examiners, appeal examiners in the JPO and Judicial Research Officials at the Intellectual Property High Court in Japan, but also working inside in the European Patent Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or WIPO.

 

Providing timely services that meet clients’ needs

 

Our knowledge and capabilities, strengthened by our global perspective and experience working with the Japan Patent Office and also dealing with private practice as patent attorneys, enable us to provide optimal services for prosecuting and utilizing intellectual property rights.

 

As we continue to combine the strengths of our patent attorneys, we will remain committed to providing clients with comprehensive, timely services aligned with your specific needs.