Shusaku Yamamoto

managing-ip

IP Stars 2025

We are ranked as “Other Notable Firms” for both “Patent prosecution – domestic firms” and “Trade mark – domestic firms” categories for Japan

IAM
Patent
1000

IAM Patent 1000 2025

For Japan: Domestic, we are ranked Bronze for “Firms: prosecution” and Recommended for “Firms: transactions”

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB IP Rankings 2025

We are ranked Tier 2 for Japan

Benchmark
Litigation
2025

We are ranked as “Other Notable Firms” for Intellectual Property

Legal 500 2025

– Intellectual Property: Independent Local Firms – Tier 3

– TMT: Independent Local Firms – Tier 4

Chambers Asia Pacific
Japan 2025

We are Band 4 for Intellectual Property: Domestic (Leading Firms)

Chambers Asia Pacific
Japan 2024

We are Band 4 for Intellectual Property: Domestic (Leading Firms)

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Asia IP Rankings 2024

We are ranked Tier 2 for
Japan Domestic: Patents & Copyright/Trademarks

Legal 500 2024

Intellectual Property: Independent Local Firms – Tier 3

TMT: Independent Local Firms – Tier 4

managing-ip

IP Stars 2024

We are ranked as “Other Notable Firms” in Trade mark – Domestic Firms in Japan

Chambers Asia Pacific - Japan 2023

We are Band 4 for Intellectual Property: Domestic (Leading Firms)

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Japan Law Awards 2023

We won Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Japan Law Awards 2023

Finalist for Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year, Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Asia IP Rankings 2023

We are ranked Tier 2 for Japan Domestic: Patents

We are ranked Tier 2 for Japan Domestic: Copyright/Trademarks

Legal 500 2023

Intellectual Property: Independent Local Firms – Tier 3

Chambers Asia Pacific - Japan 2019 - 2022

Ranked in “Intellectual Property: Domestic” category for Asia Pacific – Japan 2019-2022

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Asia IP Rankings 2021 and 2022

We were ranked Tier 1 for Japan Domestic: Patents

We were ranked Tier 1 for Japan Domestic: Copyright/Trademarks

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Japan Law Awards 2022

Finalist for Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year, Japan Law Firm of the Year

Asian
Legal
Business

ALB Japan Law Awards 2021

Finalist for Japan Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year, and Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year