We explain complex issues in a straightforward manner.

Hybrid electric vehicles, automotive systems, production equipment, and related technologies.

Power semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and associated processes.

Fine ceramics, functional materials, and industrial material technologies.

Industrial machinery, factory automation, production systems, and mechanical engineering.

Inkjet heads, image-processing technologies, and medical devices.

Business models, information systems, and software-related inventions.

Managing Partner Takaaki Hayashi combines an engineering background with more than two decades of experience in intellectual property practice.

His experience in mechanical design, corporate research and development, intellectual property management, and business management provides a practical foundation for supporting clients and overseas counsel.