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Intellectual Property: Benrishi | Global
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Yoshiyuki Inaba TMI Associates17 Years Ranked- Shusaku YamamotoSHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO
- Hiroshi TamuraAoyama & Partners
- Mami HinoAbe, Ikubo & Katayama
Toyotaka Abe TMI Associates1 Years Ranked- Hiroshi KobayashiAbe, Ikubo & Katayama
- Shimako KatoAbe, Ikubo & Katayama
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S Yoshiyuki Inaba
TMI Associates | Intellectual Property: Benrishi2026 | Senior Statespeople | 17 Years RankedYoshiyuki Inaba is a highly regarded patent attorney who represents clients in big-ticket IP litigation cases, as well as patent prosecution matters. He advises many leading consumer goods, technology and semiconductor companies.- Shusaku YamamotoSHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO | Intellectual Property: Benrishi2026 | Senior Statespeople
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2 Toyotaka Abe
TMI Associates | Intellectual Property: Benrishi2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedToyotaka Abe is a patent attorney in Japan in addition to being an attorney in California. He has notable experience in IP portfolio management at a multinational corporation, with expertise spanning prosecution, licensing, opposition and infringement litigation for international clients in the software and manufacturing industries.
- Hiroshi KobayashiAbe, Ikubo & Katayama | Intellectual Property: Benrishi2026 | Band 2