{"id":23974,"date":"2020-10-23T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T06:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/?page_id=23974"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:42:59","slug":"general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"Firm Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"general01\" class=\"pb-5 mb-5\">\r\n<div class=\"info_table\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"serif\">RYUKA &#038; PARTNERS\u3000<font size=\"3\">(formerly, RYUKA IP Law Firm) <\/font><\/h2>\r\n\t<dl class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<dt class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">Established<\/dt>\r\n\t\t<dd class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">1998<\/dd>\r\n\t<\/dl>\r\n\t<dl class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<dt class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">Address<\/dt>\t\r\n\t\t<dd class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\t\tShinjuku L Tower 22nd Floor, 1-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku,<iframe style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3240.3793823801775!2d139.6974212843663!3d35.69228061332908!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60188cd68dd06fd1%3A0x38869b33c87dd0f0!2sRYUKA%20IP%20Law%20Firm!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1750928185163!5m2!1sen!2sjp\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><br>\r\n\t\tShinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 163-1522, JAPAN<br>\r\n\t\tTEL: +81-3-5322-6375<br>\r\n\t\tFAX: +81-3-4586-7302<br>\r\n\t\t<\/dd>\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/dl>\r\n\t<dl class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<dt class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">Our Team<\/dt>\r\n\t\t<dd class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\t\t<table class=\"table table-borderless table-sm\"><tbody><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td>Total Number of Employees<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">102<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td>Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">38<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-3\">Japanese Patent Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">29<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbElectrical Engineering, Electronics, Software<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">22<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbChemical, Materials Science<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">5<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbMechanics, Optics<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">16<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbBiotechnology<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">7<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-3\">Trademark Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">1<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-3\">Design Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">4<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-3\">US Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">6<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbPatent Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">5<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-3\">Chinese Patent Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">1<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-5\">\u30fbPatent Attorneys<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"text-right\">1<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr><tr>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\t\t<p class=\"text-right\"><span class=\"small\">\r\n&#8211; Nearly all specialists are either attorneys or Ph.D.<br>\r\n&#8211; Numbers include overlaps, contracted employees and those of group companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/dd>\r\n\t<\/dl>\r\n\t<dl class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<dt class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">Number of Applications Represented by RYUKA per year<\/dt>\r\n\t\t<dd class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/wp\/wp-content\/themes\/ryukaEN\/img\/pages\/application_count.jpg\" alt=\"Number of Applications Represented by RYUKA per year\" title=\"Number of Applications Represented by RYUKA per year\" style=\"width:500px;\">\r\n\t\t<br>\r\n\t\t<p class=\"small\">\r\n\t\tThe total number of domestic and foreign patent applications per year by domestic and foreign applicants.<br>\r\nInternational applications into or out of Japan are based on the nationalization date, pending applications transferred to our firm are based on the date of transferring, and all others are based on their actual filing date.\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/dd>\r\n\t<\/dl>\r\n\t<dl class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<dt class=\"col-12 col-md-2\">Our Services<\/dt>\r\n\t\t<dd class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;\">\u25a0Prosecution<\/h3><p>Patents, Trademarks, Designs<\/p>\r\n\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;\">\u25a0Technical Expertise<\/h3><p>Information Technology, Software, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Mechanics, Optics, Biotechnology<\/p>\r\n\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;\">\u25a0Legal Services<\/h3><p>Patent Searches, Infringement or Non-Infringement Opinions, Negotiation, and Licensing<\/p>\r\n\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;\">\u25a0Consultation Service<\/h3><p>Full-service IP consultations from the invention harvesting, prosecution strategies to the post-grant IP managements<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/dd>\r\n\t<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"general02\" class=\"pb-5 mb-5\">\r\n\t<div class=\"btn_wrap\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/general\/awards\" style=\"width:100%;\">Awards&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/general\/holidays\" style=\"width:100%;\">Japan Patent Office Holidays&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryuka.com\/en\/general\/payments\" style=\"width:100%;\">Payments&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"general03\" class=\"pb-5 mb-5\">\r\n<div class=\"info_table\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"serif\">RYUKA Patent Translation Incorporated <\/h2>\r\n\t<p class=\"mb-5\">The company provides high-quality translation of specifications for patent prosecutions. 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