About Us

MARKS IP LAW FIRM is a boutique intellectual property law firm specializing in all trademark matters with an office in Osaka & Tokyo, Japan, established in April 2016. We built on the cornerstones of providing high quality legal services and practical solutions to legal problems, in a cost-effective manner.

At the heart of our firm is the goal to provide skilled, principled, and passionate legal service.


Your Trsuted Trademark Partner

MARKS IP Law Firm is one of the most trusted Japanese boutique intellectual property law firms with specialized expertise in trademarks. We focus exclusively on securing and protecting your trademarks and any valuable brand assets vital to the success of your business.

Our clients shape our work. Their needs are our top priority. In order to maintain trust and confidence, we strive to perform to the highest possible standards and take sensible and cost-effective approaches to help clients achieve their business and goals. We are committed to protecting our client’s intellectual property and exercising efficiency, confidentiality, and attention to detail in everything we do.


Our Commitment to Excellence

We are known for our commitment to excellence and for our ability to find innovative solutions to the most complex of legal problems on an international scale. Our clients and peers recognize and value this.

MARKS IP LAW FIRM firmly believes in earning clients’ trust through excellent service. Towards this end, the firm aims to deliver timely and efficient service to clients, which the firm is able to achieve. We provide a big-firm level of service with the nimbleness and individualized attention and responsiveness that boutique firms are known for through highly competent and experienced attorneys.

With its focus on trademark law and related prosecution and litigation, MARKS IP LAW FIRM is dedicated to providing personalized, client-focused service, offering the highest quality of advice and comprehensive representation to our clients in Japan and internationally.


Unrivaled Experience and Expertise

With nearly 19 years of the legal profession in the area of trademark law, our attorney has proudly represented a wide range of clients, ranging from small start-up businesses to large international corporations in over 3,000 trademark matters covering more than 120 countries.

The firm is actively engaged in prosecution and maintenance services in the areas of trademarks. Our specialized IP counseling covers searches and licensing strategies, and enforcement of trademarks, which can include cease & desist matter, infringement litigation, anti-counterfeiting, implementation of customs procedures, opposition/cancellation proceedings before the JPO and the IP High Court, arbitration, domain disputes, and related negotiations.

Moreover, we frequently collaborate with reliable foreign lawyers, whom we consider our global partners, to represent their most important clients. Through these relationships and contacts, MARKS IP LAW FIRM has access to a large network of lawyers practicing in China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and other jurisdictions worldwide and will stand out as one of the few Japanese IP firms which can provide legal services to clients who are doing or planning to do business in the growing Asian economy.