Hiroe and Associates

Japan

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Overview

Hiroe and Associates handles a wide range of trade mark matters, including applications, infringement issues and licensing. The team also assists clients in unfair competition and copyright infringement matters. The firm’s patent team is well-known for its prosecution services. They are active in pharmaceutical and biotechnological sectors. 

Managing partner Takenori Hiroe leads the firm’s IP team. He is active in across all industries, especially chemistry. Masanori Hiroe specialises in patents, trade marks, design, unfair competition and copyright. Patent attorney Satoshi Hashimoto helps clients in the electrical engineering, magnetics, sensors, computers and software sectorsTetsunori Yoshida, another patent attorney, is active in the information processing and systems areas. 

Testimonial

2024/2025

"The quality, cost, speed and other aspects are all very good and the communication between our two firms has always been excellent. Overall, Hiroe and Associates is a very trustworthy firm, and we highly recommend their services. The team always replies to our inquires in more detail and sooner than other firms, and handled our firm’s cases very professionally and provided helpful comments to ensure our cases would be granted."

"We have a long-term relationship of about 40 years. I like the high quality and speedy feedback. "I like their high performance skills and good expertise."

"They do great work and are very responsive."

"We are working with Hiroe for many years and are very satisfied with the quality of work. We appreciate the professional advice and the speed of response."

Satoshi Hashimoto

"Always handled our firm’s cases very professionally and provided helpful comments to ensure our cases would be granted."

"He has excellent technical and legal skills."

Masanori Hiroe

"Best expert in Japan IP law. Excellent language skills (English)."

Tetsunori Yoshida

"He implements our instructions professionally."

2023

"Our colleagues at Hiroe and Associates are very attentive and responsive to our needs."

"The team always replies to our inquires in more detail and sooner than other firms. They handled our firm’s cases very professionally and provided helpful comments to ensure our cases would be granted."

"We appreciate the prompt and professional handling of the patent and trademark cases."

Patent

The firm is active in prosecution cases. For example, its team assisted client to filnine divisional applications based on an initial Japanese national phase application.