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To provide high-quality service built on trust, our firm follows the policies below. Please review them before contacting us.

Policy
Before requesting our services
1

Referral system

To maintain high-quality service built on trust, we work by referral as a rule. When applying, please give the name of someone (an acquaintance) who knows one of our patent attorneys. If you have no direct referrer, please look for a connection through organizations our attorneys belong to or engage with (chambers of commerce, junior chambers, alumni associations, ethics associations, the Production Technology Promotion Association), or consult us via a business-card exchange at a lecture or seminar as described below.

2

Conflict check (checking for conflicts of interest)

To serve you faithfully as your IP strategy partner, we check new requests for conflicts of interest with existing clients. If your matter competes with a client we already serve, patent-attorney ethics prevent us from taking it on. In that case, if you wish, we can introduce another trusted patent attorney. Until the conflict check is complete, please refrain from describing or mentioning any know-how or trade secrets.

3

Time-charge system (hourly fees)

We regard your competitive advantage as paramount, and even for filing consultations we may recommend a trade-secret strategy or a filing form different from the original plan. To sustain this approach, a time-charge basis is essential. A first meeting (a brief greeting) may be free in some cases, but meetings involving specific review or consultation are charged by time from the first session. Please feel free to ask in advance whether fees will apply.

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1. Requesting a meeting

As noted, a referrer is required. Please fill in the meeting application form below or call the Osaka Head Office (06-6363-0566).

Meeting application form

2. Attending a lecture or firm briefing

If you have no referrer and wish to meet one of our patent attorneys, please apply via one of the options below. Beyond service requests, we also welcome participation in networking for social-contribution activities (please understand that we decline sales-focused partnerships).

  • To attend a lecture: In the “Activity information request form” below, enter the name of the attorney whose lecture you'd like to hear and your contact details. We will email you upcoming lecture schedules from time to time. Please meet us via a business-card exchange at the lecture.
  • To attend a briefing (held irregularly): In the “Activity information request form” below, note that you'd like to attend our briefing and give your contact details. We will email schedules and application forms from time to time. For in-person attendance, please exchange business cards; for online attendance, please turn your camera on and introduce yourself during the meeting.
Activity information request form

* In all cases, at this stage please refrain from describing specific trade secrets, know-how, or inventions. Start with an overview only; details will be discussed at a confidential meeting.Access for all offices