| 2023 | – 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) |
