2023– The Patent Lawyer Magazine September, “Top 10 Best Patent Firms in Japan”
– The Trademark Lawyer Magazine, “Top 10 Best Trademark 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”
2022– The Power-nation Institute, “The Top 10 Overseas IP Law Firms in China 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)