Yuasa and Hara: Japan - Tokyo
Overview
JAPAN - TOKYO
Founded in 1902, Yuasa and Hara is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Japan. Our firm is also a pioneer in multidisciplinary practice, consisting of a legal division, a patent division, a trademark & design division and an accounting division. We have many professionals specializing in a variety of areas, including 23 lawyers, 71 patent attorneys, 3 certified public accountants, and 1 tax accountant (as of April 1, 2015).
While each division functions as a law firm, patent firm and accounting firm, our members also closely cooperate with each other to provide complete and multiple intellectual property and international business services to our clients both in Japan and overseas.
In 2002, the firm celebrated its centennial anniversary, which is an extraordinary milestone in Japanese legal history. The firm remains at the forefront of Japanese legal, patent/trademark and accounting practice, handling cutting edge issues such as: Banking, Corporate Transactions & International Investments for Hi-Tech Venture Business, Cross-border transactions of various industries, Cyberspace Transactions, Domain Name, Disputes, Data Protection, Financial & Security Regulations including IPO, Immigration, Intellectual Property(contentious & non-contentious including prosecution of patent, trademark, design and copyright), Labor & employment, Product Liability, International Litigation & ADR, M&A(local and international), Local & International Tax and International Trade & Customs.
Practice areas
- Anti-monopoly
- Banking and Financial Regulation
- Computer Software Protection
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate General
- Cyberspace
- Intellectual Property (Prosecution, Litigation & Contract of Patent, Utility Model, Trademark, Domain Name, Design, Copyright and Injunction at the Customs)
- International Tax
- International Trade & Investment
- Joint Venture & Development
- Labor & Employment
- Law & Patent/Trademark
- Licensing
- Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Merger & Acquisition
- Product Liability
- Technology Transfer
- Trade Secret
- Unfair Competition
- Venture and Emerging Companies
- Accounting; Auditing, Accounting, Payroll, Social Insurance, Tax Return, Tax Planning