| 2022 | – The Patent Lawyer Magazine, « The Top 10 Firms in Japan » – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Firms: prosecution » – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda » |
| 2021 | – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Firms: prosecution » – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda » |
| 2020 | – Asia Business Law Journal, « Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers-2020, Yoshitaka Sonoda » – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Firms: prosecution » – IAM Patent 1000, « The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda » |
| 2019 | – IAM Patent 1000,« The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Firms: prosecution » – IAM Patent 1000,« The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda » – KMH Media Group,« Global 100-2019 », IP Firm of the Year in Japan |
| 2018 | – IAM Patent 1000, The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda – KMH Media Group, Global 100-2018, IP Firm of the Year in Japan |
| 2017 | – IAM Patent 1000, The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda – International Advisory Experts Awards 2017, Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Japan – KMH Media Group, Global 100-2017, IP Firm of the Year in Japan |
| 2016 | – IAM Patent 1000, The World’s leading Patent Professionals, Individuals: prosecution, Yoshitaka Sonoda – IP STARS, MIP, Prosecution in Japan (Tier 4) |
