{"id":171,"date":"2022-02-25T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xs406441.xsrv.jp\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:46:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com\/en\/about","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mainVisual\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chuo\/img\/about-title.jpg\" alt=\"ABOUT US\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<section class=\"comBg topBgBox\">\n<div class=\"topInner\">\n<div class=\"lBox\">\n<h1 class=\"headLine01 fadeTxt\"><span class=\"enTitle\">ABOUT US<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"fadeUp delay01 en\">Chuo International Patent Firm, based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, is a patent firm that provides intellectual property-related services in Japan and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"naviBox\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"enTitle\"><a href=\"#1\">MESSAGE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"enTitle\"><a href=\"#2\">ABOUT US<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"enTitle\"><a href=\"#3\">COMPANY PROFILE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"enTitle\"><a href=\"#4\">ACCESS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"comBg con-b\" id=\"1\">\n<h2 class=\"headLine02\"><span class=\"enTitle\">MESSAGE<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"comImgBox comImgBoxL\">\n<div class=\"photoBox fadeInUp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chuo\/img\/about-1.jpg\" alt=\"MESSAGE\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtBox\">\n<p class=\"wpText en\">The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly changed the world in 2020. The accepted norm of commuting to the office every day and holding meetings face-to-face disappeared, and teleworking has become the new norm, with meetings being held online.<br \/>\nHowever, these major changes have not caused any significant disruptions in our work thanks to the advancement of communication technology. Therefore, we think they have reaffirmed that with valuable technology, we can overcome notable changes. Hence, we are confident that the protection of valuable technology, or intellectual property, will become even more important in the post-COVID-19 era.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the number of patent applications in Japan has been gradually decreasing since before the pandemic, but on the other hand, the number of inventions whose value and quality are higher than usual has been increasing, so the overall quality of applications has been improving. In other words, there has been a qualitative change in patent applications. And when I talk to various clients, I am surprised to find that many of them have valuable ideas that stand out even amid such qualitative changes. Our firm will continue to work hard and contribute to our clients who are surviving in the post-COVID-19 era by obtaining and utilizing the rights to such valuable ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpText en\"><span class=\"bold\">Shigehisa Becchaku, Managing Director<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"comBg con-e\" id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"photo fadeInUp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chuo\/img\/about-2.jpg\" alt=\"ABOUT US\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"headLine02\"><span class=\"enTitle\">ABOUT US<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wpText en\">Our firm was established in 1978 by the late patent attorney Toshihiko Watanabe. Therefore, although we have a long history and are respected patent firm, we inherited Toshihiko Watanabe\u2019s wish to keep the size of the office manageable and improve the quality of our work. So, compared to other patent firms ours is relatively small.<br \/>\nWe understand that some clients may feel uneasy entrusting their applications to a small firm, but since 2005, we have been collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asu.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a management support firm<\/a> in order to manage our clients\u2019 cases efficiently and to prevent management errors from occurring. Thanks to this, we have gained the trust of various listed companies and have been asked to provide a range of services such as dispatching our staff to their IP department, as well as training their IP department staff and acting as an in-house business agent.<br \/>\nAlthough the scope of business may be limited as a small firm, we have established partnerships with attorneys-at-law, foreign attorneys-at-law, patent attorneys, and other outside experts to provide our clients with one-stop IP services.<br \/>\nRiding on the wave of telework initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we reviewed our conventional office style, and moved our office to a building with a business continuity plan (BCP). We aim to be a sustainable firm in the post-COVID-19 era that offers clients a comfortable and secure environment. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"comBg con-d\" id=\"3\">\n<h2 class=\"headLine02\"><span class=\"enTitle\">COMPANY PROFILE<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"comImgBox\">\n<div class=\"txtBox\">\n<ul class=\"comTxtList comTxtList02 en\">\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Firm name<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">Chuo International Patent Firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Managing Director<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">Shigehisa Becchaku<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Date of<br class=\"pc\">establishment<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">April 1, 1978<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">No. of<br class=\"pc\">employees<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">23 people including 5 patent attorneys (16 technical staff and 7 administrative staff)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Location<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">213 Tornare Nihonbashi-Hamacho, 3-3-1 Nihonbashi-Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Contact<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">Tel +81-3-6661-0145 \/ Fax +81-3-6661-0146<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">URL<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"large lTxt\">Business<br class=\"pc\">Profile<\/span><span class=\"txt center\">Patent applications, applications for utility model registration, applications for trademark registration, applications for design registration, handling intermediate procedures such as drafting opinions and amendments, appeals, litigation, foreign applications (Paris, PCT).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"photoBox fadeInUp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chuo-pat.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chuo\/img\/about-3.jpg\" alt=\"COMPANY PROFILE\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comBtn\" id=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/VC4GNWbFrr9qsRV78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Map<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT US Chuo International Patent Firm, based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, is a patent firm that provides intellectual property-related services in Japan and abroad. 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