For both Patents and Trademarks, Hiroe & Associates is the only firm in the Japan Tokai area that has been elected every year by worldwide firms as one of the most superior patent firms in Japan (according to the annual survey conducted by the internationally renowned IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property). As well in surveys done by other agencies, we have climbed global rankings as an excellent patent firm with exceptional practitioners, receiving extremely high evaluations from our clients.
Implementing our own unique quality control system which follows ISO standards, we work towards accident prevention, maintaining high-level quality, and further improving the quality of our services. We have also installed a full-scale patent management system which allows us to consistently track deadlines, such as statutory deadlines, etc. Further, in order for us service our clients smoothly, our entire office shares its information internally via local area network.
We believe our firm is unparalleled in response time to our clients' inquiries. Typically, we respond within one day of receiving an inquiry from our clients. In some parts of Asia and Oceania we customarily respond to the morning's correspondence before our business closes the day of. You can reach us by post, facsimile or e-mail. If suit your convenience our usual working hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) suit your convenience, we welcome you to call us. Our receptionist will happily field your calls in English and direct you to the proper staff member.
Also, we offer standard flat rate fees for services, allowing our clients to plan their budgets for intellectual property protection. Our location in Gifu, one of the main industrial corridors of Japan, allows our firm to offer reasonable fees.
Hiroe & Associates supports the intellectual property strategy of clients with a strong team of experts in all areas of specialization, including electronics, machines, chemistry, fibers, pharmaceutics, trademarks, design, and searches.
For both Patents and Trademarks, Hiroe & Associates is the only firm in the Japan Tokai area that has been elected every year by worldwide firms as one of the most superior firms in Japan (according to the annual survey conducted by the internationally renowned IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property). As well as in surveys done by other agencies, we have climbed global rankings as an excellent patent firm with exceptional practitioners, receiving extremely high evaluations from our clients.
Our firm serves clients from countries all around the world. There is no country that we can not work with.
We make an effort to send several representatives from our firm to annual international IP-related meetings held in various countries (APAA, INTA, etc.) in order to coordinate and exchange information with patent attorneys from around the world.
Implementing our own unique quality control system which follows ISO standards, we work towards accident prevention, maintaining high-level quality, and further improving the quality of our services. We also have a full-scale patent management system which allows us to consistently track deadlines, such as statutory deadlines, etc.
In developing an enterprise, intellectual property plays an extremely important role. We provide strategy consulting to our clients on how best to use and manage their rights, as well as how to newly obtain rights for their intellectual property. Please feel free to consult with us even if your venture business does not have an internal IP department.
| COMPANY NAME | HIROE AND ASSOCIATES, patent professional corporation |
|---|---|
| CHAIRMAN | Takenori HIROE |
| PARTNER | Masanori HIROE Satoshi HASHIMOTO Tetsunori YOSHIDA |
| ADDRESS | 4-3, Usa 3-Chome, Gifu-City, JAPAN, 500-8368 |
| COMPANY NAME （JAPANESE） | 弁理士法人 広江アソシエイツ特許事務所 |
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| STAFF | 33 Members Patent Attorneys, Chinese Trademark Representative, Technical Experts, Professional Searchers, In-house Translators, Clerks |
| HISTORY | June 1979 : Foundation of Hiroe Patent/Trademark Office April 2007 : Incorporation as Hiroe & Associates, patent professional co. June 2007 : Start of operations June 2009 : 30 year anniversary since foundation |
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Situated in the heartland of the country
Gifu is one of Japan’s few inland prefectures, situated approximately in the center of the Japanese archipelago. It takes only an hour by train from the Central Japan International Airport(Centrair) to Gifu Prefecture.
Gifu is conveniently close to the three metropolises of Japan: It takes 1 hour and 40 minutes from Tokyo to Nagoya by bullet train (Shinkansen): 18 minutes from Nagoya to Gifu by local train; and 55 minutes from Osaka to Gifu by Shinkansen.