| 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) |
