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Ranked in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2025

Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Law is ranked among the top firms in Asia for the prosecution and enforcement of IP rights and recommended by IAM Patent 1000 2025 for offering a unique combination of professional expertise and cosmopolitan awareness.

Dr. Yoshitaka Sonoda, Managing Partner, is also ranked among the top Patent Prosecutors and recommended by IAM Patent 1000.

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IAM Patent 1000 : Firm

IAM Patent 1000 : Individual

Sonoda & Kobayashi featured on The Japan Times: German-Japan Special

We are pleased to announce that Sonoda & Kobayashi has been featured in a special issue of The Japan Times focusing on German-Japan business partnership.

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New location for Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group in Beijing

We are pleased to announce the new location of Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group (Beijing). Our new address follows:

Beijing Fortune Bldg., Suite 804-805
5 Dong San Huan Bei Lu Chaoyang District
Beijing 100027, China

Tel: +86-10-6592-4958

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Updated Publications of RESOURCES

Osamu Yanaka wrote a series of articles in Nippon Intellectual Property Translation Journal.

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Updated Publications of RESOURCES

Osamu Yanaka wrote a series of articles in Nippon Intellectual Property Translation Journal.

Click here for details.

Updated Newsletter

View Newsletter (January)