Intellectual property is the source of a company’s competitiveness, and its appropriate protection and utilization directly leads to business growth. Our firm handles a wide range of legal issues related to intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and provides consistent support from the acquisition and utilization of rights to dispute resolution, including litigation.

Specifically, we provide practical advice tailored to the actual circumstances of companies, such as drafting and reviewing license agreements and joint research and development agreements, responding to infringement of rights, and building systems for protecting trade secrets and copyright management.We also work with affiliated patent offices to ensure that rights are obtained promptly and appropriately when applying for patents and trademarks.

Our firm also has extensive experience and strengths in the areas of corporate brand protection (counterfeiting measures, prevention of unauthorized use, etc.) and license compliance (contract compliance, audit response, etc.). Our lawyers have been involved in a wide range of brand protection and license compliance matters for many years as representatives of domestic and international fashion brands and software manufacturers, and have accumulated specialized knowledge and practical know-how to solidify corporate rights and interests, from strategy formulation to execution and problem resolution.

Intellectual property is becoming increasingly important in today’s world of advancing technological innovation and digitalization. As a partner with both legal expertise and business acumen, we provide strong support to companies seeking to maximize the value of their intellectual property.