Overview

Nakamura & Partners is an international patent and law firm which provides a wide range of services in the field of intellectual property inside and outside Japan. Nakamura & Partners' aims are to provide the highest level of professional services in intellectual property rights and legal matters relating thereto, to comply with the needs of clients and to construct an excellent and long-lasting trustworthy relation with clients. One of the distinguishing features of Nakamura & Partners is that patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law can simultaneously provide in a highly professional manner a variety of legal services through seamless and close cooperation with each other. Services provided mainly by patent attorneys include: agency services for actions such as applications and appeals/trials before the Japan Patent Office and overseas patent offices concerning industrial property rights such as patent rights (inventions), utility model rights (devices), design rights, trademark rights (trademarks and brand names); and related research and expert opinion. Services provided mainly by attorneys-at-law cover counseling, expert opinion, litigations on infringement and the like in the field of intellectual property, such as industrial property rights, unfair competition prevention laws and copyrights, inside and outside Japan. The services further cover: legal services related to international trade and transactions, such as license agreements and agreements on joint research and development; and legal services related to corporate laws in general.