navigation search this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message sugimura international patent and trademark attorneys no . of offices 2 tokyo and palo alto no . of attorneys 50 no . of employees about 120 major practice areas intellectual property date founded 1923 founder nobuchika sugimura website sugi.pat.co.jp sugimura international patent and trademark attorneys sugimura bankoku tokkyo jimusho is an intellectual property law firm based in japan . the firm has an international presence representing clients from around the world . the firm represents more than 200 clients ranging from single inventors and start ups to academic institutions and international corporations . 1 2 approximately half of sugimura s client base consists of japanese businesses and organisations while the other half is foreign counterparts . 3 it has a global legal network in over 40 countries . 1 contents 1 history 2 offices 3 rankings 4 notable representations 5 publications 6 references 7 external links history edit sugimura was founded in 1923 by patent attorney and engineer nobuchika sugimura . 4 5 the firm specializes in providing quality legal services in the acquisition protection and consultation of japanese ip rights and is repeatedly ranked among the top japanese patent and trademark firms . 6 the company has offices in japan and the united states as well as professional relationships with associate law firms located in more than 80 countries . 2 7 today kenji sugimura is president of the firm . he is a japanese patent attorney and litigator who specializes in mechanics and architectural engineering . 8 offices edit it is headquartered in the common gate west tower in kasumigaseki chiyoda tokyo japan and has a representative office in palo alto california u.s.a. 9 rankings edit sugimura is repeatedly ranked among top japanese patent and trademark law firms . 10 the firm is consistently ranked on the world ip survey . the firm has been ranked in the patent prosecution and trademark prosecution categories . 11 world trademark review recognizes the firm as a leading trademark professional in japan . 12 intellectual asset management recognizes the firm as a leading patent professional in japan . 13 asian legal business recognizes the firm as a leading domestic patent firm . 14 the firm is also featured in legal 100 of acquisition international magazine . 15 notable representations edit hidetsugu yagi inventor of yagi uda antenna 16 ir ne joliot curie atomic energy generation device case valentino garavani rudolph valentino case publications edit this section s use of external links may not follow wikipedia s policies or guidelines . please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message patent attorneys from sugimura have featured in or written various articles about ip industries 17 18 and have been invited as speakers at various instituesa 19 20 21 and ip meetings . 22 23 kenji sugimura japan s new patent rules . managing intellectual property . february 2010 . kenji sugimura takahiro yamazaki effective ways to obtain japanese patents . world intellectual property review . september 2011 . kenji sugimura rebecca chen an important market software patenting in japan . world intellectual property review . september 2012 . rebecca chen intellectual property the importance of protecting intangible assets . acquisition international 55 . february 2013 . kenji sugimura rebecca chen ips cell technology spurs biological patenting in japan . world intellectual property review 66 68 . 2013 . tetsuo tsukanaka inventive step of invention pdf . jpo jiii . 2011 . tetsuo tsukanaka patents for pharmaceuticals pdf . jpo jiii . 2011 . references edit a b patent firm supports japanese manufacturing industries . nikkan kogyo shimbun . 2010 11 04 . a b wtr1000 . world trademark review . 2013 . ip handbook . managing intellectual property . 2013 . shigehiro nishimura . introduction of technology from abroad and a roll of a corporate patent division pdf . kokumin keizai zasshi . 186 4 . kobe university . p. 7 . pierre yves donz shigehiro nishimura 2013 . organizing global technology flows institutions actors and processes . routledge . intellectual property guide 2013 . corporate intl. 2013 . member firms . law experts . retrieved 2013 12 27 . globalization in ip competition . nihon keizai shimbun . 2010 11 12 . kaz frankiewicz . managing intellectual property with the right firm . retrieved 2013 12 27 . the legal 500 . legalease . 2013 . iphandbook . managing intellectual property . 2013 . the world s leading trademark professionals . world trademark review . 2014 . the world s leading patent practitioners . intellectual asset management . 2013 . asian legal business . thomson reuters . may 2013 . p. 15 . acquisition international . ai global media ltd. 2013 . global good publishers . sugimura defends intellectual property in japan and silicon valley . retrieved 2013 12 27 . lauren bringle . japan s entry into the trans pacific partnership and what it means for intellectual property . retrieved 2013 12 27 . corporate intl. find an expert . retrieved 2013 12 27 . niigata university . seminars and lectures . retrieved 2014 01 08 . tokyo institute of technology . r & d strategy & intellectual property strategy . retrieved 2014 01 08 . lec . . retrieved 2014 01 08 . ip friends connections pdf . japan patent office . 2012 . p. 23 . world class ip a global perspective pdf . aipf . 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sugimura international 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