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■Name
Kinoshita & Associates
■Place of Business
26-13, Ogikubo 5-chome, Suginami-ku,Tokyo
167-0051, JAPAN
Telephone +81 3 3393-7806
Facsimile +81 3 3393-7809 (Main) +81 3 3393-7808 (Sub)
■Establishment
April 1, 1979
■Number of Members
50 members (including 16 attorneys) as of Apr. 2023
■Major Clients (In Alphabetical Order)
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.; LINTEC Corporation.; MITUTOYO CORPORATION;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION;
SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD; YKK CORPORATION; YKK AP Inc.; et al.
Apr. 1979 Kinoshita&Associates, Established in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Apr. 1981 Relocated to Shibuya, Tokyo for Business Expansion
Apr. 1985 Jitsuzo KINOSHITA became Vice-Chairman of Japan Patent Attorneys
Association
Jan. 1995 Relocated to Ogikubo, Tokyo for Business Expansion
Apr. 2003 Jitsuzo KINOSHITA became Representative Vice-Chairman of Japan Patent
Attorneys Association
Apr. 2004 Jitsuzo KINOSHITA became Chairman of Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Apr. 2007 Established Patent Profession Corporation Kinoshita & Associates
At the same time established Kinoshita Law Firm
Jan. 2011 Takeshi ISHIZAKI became President/Officer
Jitsuzo KINOSHITA became company’s Chairman
Nov.2012 Jitsuzo KINOSHITA was awarded a decoration(The Order of the Rising Sun,
Gold Rays with Rosette)by the government of Japan.
Apr. 2015 Taeko KOIZUMI became Acting President
Jan. 2016 Taeko KOIZUMI became President
Takeshi ISHIZAKI became Supervisor in technical issues
Sep.2016 Opened a branch office, "Pharma Valley office"
Apr. 2019 40-Year Anniversary of the Foundation
Apr. 2022 Kentaro AOI became Vice President
Jun. 2022 Jitsuzo KINOSHITA became Adviser
Jan. 2024 Kentaro AOI became Partner