TMI Associates is one of Japan’s leading full-service law firms. Established in 1990, the firm has grown into a multidisciplinary practice with 656 attorneys at law (bengoshi), 101 patent and trademark attorneys (benrishi), and more than 100 paralegals and support staff.

Intellectual property has been a core practice area since the firm’s establishment. A distinguishing feature of TMI’s IP practice is the close collaboration between its 126 IP lawyers and 101 patent and trademark attorneys, enabling the firm to provide seamless and integrated support across all areas of intellectual property.

The firm’s IP practice covers patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and other IP transactions, litigation, pre-litigation analysis, invalidation trials and oppositions, freedom-to-operate analyses, due diligence, and customs enforcement. TMI represents both domestic and international clients across a broad range of industries and technologies.

Each year, the firm handles approximately 4,400 patent applications, 4,400 trademark applications, and more than 30 IP lawsuits. TMI is particularly recognized for its strengths in patent prosecution, IP transactions, and litigation, delivering strategic and business-oriented solutions through the combined expertise of its patent professionals and lawyers.