Please contact us from the inquiry form first. Please fill in as details as possible in the text of the e-mail. We will reply promptly after confirming the contents.

Basically it's free. Please be assured that we will inform you in advance if it is charged.

Possible. However, please contact us before your visit as it is necessary to reserve a meeting room. In addition, in order to make it efficient, the meeting will be basically one hour.

All over Japan. In the case of business trip to areas other than the metropolitan area, we would charge you the actual expenses such as transportation expenses.

Patents and utility models protect ideas for manufacturing. Design protects the design (look) of things. Trademarks protect the naming logo mark.

You can get it even during planning. Not need to have an actual product. The rough idea is fine, so if you can prepare a business plan, product specifications, design drawings, information on competitors, and other explanatory materials, we will proceed smoothly to the application. This is same for utility models, designs and trademarks.

In principle, not possible. Patents are subject to something new (pre-public). The same thing applies to products exhibited at exhibitions and products introduced on blogs on the Internet. However, if you can clear some of the conditions, you may be able to get a patent, so please contact us first. The same goes for utility models and designs. Please be assured that you can get the trademark.

In general, it is about half a year if you are in a hurry, or about 4 years if not in a hurry. If urgent, proceedings can be fastened, but some conditions must be met. We propose suitable timing and procedures according to the customer's circumstances.

Not always. However, since competitors cannot imitate, you would have an advantage in terms of marketing. What is more, products can be promoted as "patented" or "patent No.", which gives customers a good impression. This is same for utility models, designs and trademarks.

There is a risk that you would need to change your company name if it is registered by someone else.

® is an abbreviation of Registered, registered trademark, TM is an abbreviation of Trade Mark, an unregistered trademark, and © is an abbreviation of Copyright, meaning copyright.