The following table shows the ranking of Japanese IP law firm. The ranking is based on the following conditions.
- Technical field: AI (artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, etc.)
- Status: Japanese granted patents in 2017 (registration date).
- First country: Japan (i.e., (i) patents with claiming priority of a Japanese application, (ii) patents based on Japanese domestic application, or (iii) patents based on PCT application whose receiving office is Japan Patent Office without claiming any priority).
- Count: The number of patents handled by each Japanese IP law firm was counted (if the applicant is represented by a firm member (attorney), it was counted as being handled by the firm).
| Ranking | No. | IP law firm | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Sakai International Patent Office | View |
| 2 | 24 | SEIWA PATENT & LAW | View |
| 3 | 20 | SHIGA International Patent Office | View |
| 4 | 18 | TAIYO, NAKAJIMA & KATO | View |
| 5 | 15 | NAKAO & ASSOCIATES | View |
| 6 | 9 | ITOH International Patent Office | View |
| 7 | 9 | Ashida & Kimura | View |
| 8 | 8 | Ohtsuka Patent Office | View |
| 9 | 6 | Soei Patent & Law Firm | View |
| 10 | 6 | Haruka Patent & Trademark Attorneys | View |
In the patent search, it was confirmed that a high-accuracy population (i.e., a population not including non-relevant fields) of patents was obtained. Subsequently, the population was used to create the table.
By entering the Firm name or Attorney name in the "Legal Representative Name" column of Patentscope (search system of WIPO), you can find the patent information handled by each Firm.
