
Firm Overview
Founded on May 1, 1978, by Patent Attorney Kenji Yoshida, YKI Intellectual Property Attorneys has been dedicated to providing comprehensive intellectual property services for nearly half a century.
Our Services
Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights
Invention discovery, prior art searches, filing of patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications, responses to office actions, and rights maintenance, etc.
Dispute Resolution for Intellectual Property
Negotiations, expert opinions, investigations, oppositions, trials, expert determinations, arbitration, mediation, litigation, and customs enforcement procedures, etc.
Consulting Services for Intellectual Property
License and assignment agreements, anti-counterfeiting strategies, and copyright-related consultations, etc.
Intellectual Property Seminars and Training
Insights into examination trends in Japan and abroad, analysis of recent court decisions, and intellectual property education, etc.
Outline
- Name
- YKI Intellectual Property Attorneys
- Establishment
- May 1, 1978
- Founder, Managing Partner
- Kenji Yoshida
- Senior Adviser, Managing Partner
- Jun Ishida
- President
- Kimio Kamiyama
- Location
- Tokyo Office (Main Office):
1-34-12 Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0004, Japan
Tokyo Office (Annex Office):
Askonamie Bldg. 8F, 2-2-5 Kichijoji-Minami-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003, Japan
Osaka Office:
Meijiyasudaseimei Bingocho Building 4F, 1-6-15 Bingocho, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0051, Japan
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Our History
- May 1,1978
- Founded in Shinjuku by Patent Attorney Kenji Yoshida as Yoshida Patent Office.
- 1983
- Relocated within Shinjuku due to business expansion.
- 1988
- Patent Attorney Jun Ishida joined as Co-Agent.
- 1989
- Kenji Yoshida received the Special Service Award from the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) for the 90th anniversary of the Patent Attorney System.
- 1993
- Kenji Yoshida was appointed Vice President of the JPAA.
- April 1994
- Relocated to a newly constructed office building in Kichijoji, Musashino City.
Introduced intranet and LAN systems to improve efficiency. - 1994
- Kenji Yoshida received Special Recognition from the JPAA.
- 2001
- Opened a branch office near the main office.
- August 2002
- Renamed to YKI Intellectual Property Attorneys.
- April 2004
- Annex office relocated and reestablished as the “Second Office.”
- November 2005
- Opened the Osaka Office in the Midosuji area.
- 2009–2012
- Kenji Yoshida served as President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA).
- April 2014
- Jun Ishida appointed President.
- 2016
- Received the Imperial Invention Award (Patent No. 4458126).
- April 2020
- Osaka Office relocated to Bingo-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka.
- July 2024
- Kimio Kamiyama appointed President.
Access
Tokyo Office (Main Office)
1-34-12 Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0004, Japan
Traffic Access
5 min walk from the North Exit of Kichijoji Station (JR Chuo Line / Keio Inokashira Line)
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Tokyo Office (Annex Office)
2-2-5 Kichijoji Minami-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003, Japan
Askonamie Building 8F
Traffic Access
3 min walk from the South Exit of Kichijoji Station (JR Chuo Line / Keio Inokashira Line)
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Osaka Office
1-6-15 Bingo-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0051, Japan
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Bingocho Building 4F
Traffic Access
・3 min walk from Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station (Exit 12, Osaka Metro)
・8 min walk from Kitahama Station (Exit 5, Keihan / Osaka Metro)
・8 min walk from Honmachi Station (Exit 1, Osaka Metro)
