We reestablished ourselves as S&S International PPC, a patent professional corporation (PPC) after building on our achievements in the patent and trademark business in more than 100 years since our firm was founded. Now, we have renewed our website to provide our clients with the latest information on a full and seamless range of modern IP services.
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Drawing on over a century of experience and tradition and placing importance on making the firm a good corporate member of society, our entire staff is guided by the basic policy laid down by the late chairman of the Suzuye Group, Mr. Takehiko Suzuye: “To give confidence and gain trust all things must be done with sincerity.”
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1-12-9 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan
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S & S International PPC
English Desk: 03-3502-9698
S & S International PPC
JAPANESE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS IN 2022
The Japan Patent Office will be closed on the folowing days, Saturdays, and Sundays. So is S&S Intenational PPC closed.
| MONTH | DAY | HOLIDAY NAME |
| January | 1 (Sat) | New Year's Day |
| 3 (Mon) | Holiday for government agencies | |
| 10 (Mon) | Coming-of-Age Day |
| February | 11 (Fri) | National Founding Day |
| 23 (Wed) | The Emperor's Birthday |
| March | 21 (Mon) | Vernal Equinox Day |
| April | 29 (Fri) | Showa day |
| May | 3 (Tue) | Constitution Memorial Day |
| 4 (Wed) | Greenery Day | |
| 5 (Thu) | Children's Holiday |
| July | 18 (Mon) | Marine Day |
| August | 11 (Thu) | Mountain Day |
| September | 19 (Mon) | Respect for the Aged Day |
| 23 (Fri) | Autumnal Equinox Day |
| October | 10 (Mon) | Health and Sports Day |
| November | 3 (Thu) | Culture Day |
| 23 (Wed) | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
| December | 29 (Thu) | Holiday for government agencies |
| 30 (Fri) | Holiday for government agencies |
S & S International PPC
Philosophy
“To give confidence and gain trust all things must be done with sincerity.”
Drawing on over a century of experience and tradition and placing importance on making the firm a good corporate member of society, our entire staff is guided by the basic policy laid down by the late chairman of the Suzuye Group, Mr. Takehiko Suzuye: “To give confidence and gain trust all things must be done with sincerity.”
To ensure we do not lose sight of the values and guiding principles of the late Mr. Takehiko Suzuye, our entire staff is committed to providing IP services of the highest quality that will maintain our clients’ complete confidence in our professionalism.
Patent Office
| 1910 | CHIKATARO SUZUYE establishes the Suzuye Patent Firm. |
| 1949 | TAKEHIKO SUZUYE is admitted as a patent attorney. |
| 1987 | TAKEHIKO SUZUYE becomes president of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. |
| 1990 | With the commencement of electronic filing at the Japan Patent Office,our firm begins filing applications electronically. |
| 2001 | Our firm is rated top for performance by PATENT TECSHA Co., Ltd. |
| 2005 | Akira Kohno becomes vice president of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. |
| 2010 | 100th anniversary |
| 2013 | S & S International PPC is organized and starts the patent and trademark business to provide the perpetual service for our clients. |
Personal History
about Takehiko Suzuye
| 1928 | Born in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1949 | Admitted as Patent Attorney, Japan. |
| 1953 | Tohoku University (B.E., Telecommunication Engineering). |
| 1957 | Nihon University (LL.B.,). |
| 1980 - 2010 | Chairman: The Suzuye Institute of International Property Rights. |
| 1983 | Decorated with the Medal of a Yellow Ribbon for industriousness. |
| 1987 | President: Japanese Patent Attorneys Association. |
| 1998 | Decorated with the fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure. |
| 2010 | Passed away and conferred with Senior Sixth Rank. |
■Author
- “The Patent Law”, Japan (1973)
- “Patent Opposition system in Japan”, APLA Quarterly Journal, Vol. IV (1976)
■Co-Author
- “Industrial Designs & Overseas Design Laws” (1980)
- “A Study of Patent Infringement Cases” (Japanese) Nikko Forum, Vol.2, No.10 (1981)
- “Case Review-Industrial Property Laws” (1977)
■Professorial Lecturer
- Patent Laws, Tohoku University (1964 - 1979)
- Industrial Property Law, Tokai University (1975)
S & S International PPC
History since 1910
Our Firm
The Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred at the end of the Taisho era burnt out the office space except for the warehouse in which patent and trademark gazettes were stored. In 1927, the office moved to a then modern wooden-built office five minutes from Iidabashi station, where residence and offices had been present since 1910, when the firm was founded. The firm had a staff of 20 working on the first (patents) and second (trademarks) floors.
The Patent Office lost patent and trademark registers to fire due to the earthquake, forcing trademark registrants to take recovery steps. The gazettes the firm owned were a powerful tool for the firm's business to expand.
S & S International PPC
About Us
Professional Services
We handle the prosecution for the acquisition of intellectual property rights including patents, utility models, designs and trademarks, and for matters relating to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and copyright. In addition, we conduct litigation to overcome claims of infringement and to counter claims for damages, and act on behalf of clients in other legal actions.
Moreover, we offer extensive intellectual property services in such areas as patent search and management, arbitration, contract, and expert opinion. We deal with such matters in Japan as well as throughout the world.
We have inherited all the facilities and systems established under the leadership of the late Mr. Suzuye. These include our prosecution due-date management system and an environment capable of handling all aspects of administrative work. In addition, We are able to deal with matters covering the entire field of intellectual property, including patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, expert opinion, and legal advice.
Recently, with many companies having their R & D and manufacturing facilities spread across the globe, the development of inventions has become globalized, and the production and sales of products now takes place in many countries. Under these circumstances, to ensure full IP protection, there is an increasing demand for proper protection of inventions developed off-shore and for filing patent applications for a single invention in multiple countries.
In the field of trademarks, with products and services being marketed all over the world, it goes without saying that there is an increased demand to protect trademarks globally as well. As international trade and business grow, the protection of intellectual property in Japan has, in recent years, become crucial. To meet the demands of these changing times, we are determined to leverage our reestablishment as a patent professional corporation to assist our overseas clients obtain effective IP rights and protect those rights while we continue to provide the traditional high-quality services our clients have come to expect of us. It is our sincere desire to be of the greatest assistance to your business.
Strong Points
1. Rapid Response Services in Different Fields
Since we have a system for handling various office routines within our firm, with particular tasks separately assigned to individual professionals, we guarantee to provide our clients with speedy service. We can deal with a wide range of requests regarding intellectual property issues including the acquisition of patents, utility models, trademarks and design patents.
2. Experienced Technical Experts
Highly experienced technical experts belong to our firm in all technical fields relating to electrical engineering, electronics, information technology, communications, control, machinery and chemistry. In every field, we have technical staff members who are highly rated by leading companies. Based on our accomplishments accumulated over the more than 100 years since our founding, we thoroughly support your strategy for intellectual property.
3. Clear Fee Structure
To meet clients’ demands, we have revised our charges. We have clarified the cost of each procedure and set out a transparent fee structure so that clients can easily estimate total cost and understand what they are paying for. Having revised the charges, we continue to provide high-quality services at competitive rates, and so are able to offer even greater value for money.
4. Introduction of English Call Center
We respond to telephone inquiries from overseas in English. For example, if you call us to ask about the prosecution history or the progress of various office procedures, we will promptly give you an answer. By appointment, we can also arrange a session with our technical staff using simultaneous interpreting between English and Japanese.
5. Charge-free Distribution of Information of Changes to Laws and Examination Standards
We distribute circular letters explaining revisions to various intellectual property rights and examination standards, important judicial precedents, and other official matters in Japan. In particular, with regard to significant revisions that influence prosecution in Japan, patent attorneys who are thoroughly conversant with each law confirm and consider the information, allowing us to accurately update our clients whenever needed.
6. Good Education System and Consistent Provision of High-quality Services
We continually strive to improve the competence of our staff by running various training programs within the firm. In addition, we actively dispatch staff to external committees such as the patent committee of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. Staff members collect detailed information about current trends in the law and share the information throughout the firm. In this way, we can eliminate quality differences caused by differing levels of knowledge among the staff and consistently provide you with high-quality services.
Organization
The organization mainly consists of the Specialist Division, Management Division and Supervisory Team. The Specialist Division works in close liaison with the Management Division.
The Specialist Division consists of the Technical and Engineering sections, which handle various fields including electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and structural engineering, and chemical engineering and biotechnology; the Trademark and Design Section; the Translation Section; and the Drawing Section. The Management Division consists primarily of the International Administrative, Domestic, System Development, Accounting, and General Affairs sections. The patent attorneys who belong to the Supervisory Team guarantee correct governance of the firm by supervising particular sections to keep the firm fully in compliance with legal requirements.
S & S International PPC will continue to expand our translation and administrative sections exclusively for overseas clients who have filed applications with the Japan Patent Office. This will ensure we are capable of providing fully satisfactory services, especially in the prosecution of patents, utility models, designs and trademarks, and in handling Office actions and Appeals.
S & S International PPC
Attorneys
Takashi AKAHORI (Chief Executive)
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Mechanical, Physical Chemistry, Trademark Mr. Akahori was admitted as a patent attorney in 2009. He received his Master of Science from TSUKUBA University(science and engineering research course, in 1985). |
| Publication | "Thin film manufacturing application handbook"(Co-authored), NTS Inc., 1995(a book in Japanese) "High-density plasma application process technology"(Co-authored), Realize Inc., 1993(a book in Japanese) |
Shoji SUZUYE
| Practice Areas | All aspects of Trademarks, Designs, Unfair Competition and related Litigations. Mr. Suzuye received his bachelor of science and engineering degrees from Chuo University. in 1977. Mr. Suzuye received his bachelor of electrical and electronic of technology degrees from Osaka Institute of Technology. in 1983. |
| Memberships | Japan Patent Attorneys Association (Member, Patent Committee). |
Toshio SHIRANE
| Practice Areas | Patents, Patent Administration, Client Counseling, Opinions, Licensing, Copyrights, Patent Litigation |
| Memberships | Electronics-International Law Mr. Shirane is a vice president of the firm, and the superviser of the Administration Division. Mr. Shirane was admitted as a patent attorney in 1987. He received his bachelor of law degree from Meiji University in 1970 and completed the electrical engineering specialized course at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1994. |
Masanori TAKEUCHI
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Electrical Communications Mr. Takeuchi is a deputy general manager of the First Technical Division. Mr. Takeuchi was admitted as a patent attorney in 2004. He received his bachelor of engineering degree in 1994 and master of engineering degree in 1996 in electrical engineering from Kogakuin University. He passed the Class 1 Information Technology Engineer Exam in 1998. |
Hajime YAMASHITA
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Measurement-Control Mr. Yamashita was admitted as a patent attorney in 2005. He received his bachelor of engineering degree from the University of Tokyo in 1971. |
Souichiro SANO
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Machinery and Control, Copyrightsl Mr. Sano was admitted as a patent attorney in 1997. He received his bachelor of Chemical engineering degree from Tokyo University of Science in 1979. |
Kenji KUMAMOTO
| Practice Areas | Trademarks-Designs-Service Marks |
| Industry Groups | Mr. Kumamoto was admitted as a patent attorney in 2010. He received his bachelor of law degree and master of law degree in Private law from Nihon University Graduate school of law in 2003. |
Shin SAKAI
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Electric Engineering Mr. Sakai was admitted as a patent attorney in 2010. He received his bachelor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology in 2005. |
Yusuke YAMAMOTO
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Mechanical Engineering, Control Mr. Yamamoto was admitted as a patent attorney in 2010. He received his master of engineering degree in the Department of Mechanical and Physical Engineering in 2007 from Osaka City University. |
Junzo MURAMATSU
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Information Science, Electronics Mr. Muramatsu was admitted as a patent attorney in 2010. He received his master of engineering degree in Computer and Information in 1998 from Ibaraki University. |
Tatsuya KUBOTA
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Machinery, Control, Information System Mr. Kubota was admitted as a patent attorney in 2005. He received his bachelor of Engineering degree from Aoyama Gakuin University, College of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Management Science in 1992. |
S & S International PPC
Greetings from the Chief Executive Officer
“To be worthy of your trust”
We at S & S International PPC place prime importance on providing the best services possible for each and every client by tailoring those services according to the individual needs of clients. To allow us to do this, we have organized our entire firm so that our staff can contact clients immediately and handle matters quickly and appropriately. In obtaining intellectual property rights, it is essential to apply first-rate technical knowledge and skills in preparing precise, high-quality specifications as well as in dealing with Office actions.
Also needed are high-quality translation skills to meet international standards, and management know-how to stay on top of official due dates and clerical procedures.
We are fully capable in all these areas as a result of our extensive experience gained over many years. In addition to high-quality services, we also place great importance on speedy response to our clients. The Specialist and Administrative divisions work closely together to completely support the intellectual property tactics of our clients. We strive to be a firm our clients know they can always depend on.
Takashi AKAHORI
Chief Executive Officer
S&S International PPC
■Profile
| Practice Areas | Patents |
| Industry Groups | Mechanical, Physical Chemistry, Trademark Mr. Akahori was admitted as a patent attorney in 2009. He received his Master of Science from TSUKUBA University(science and engineering research course, in 1985). |
| Publication | "Thin film manufacturing application handbook"(Co-authored), NTS Inc., 1995(a book in Japanese) "High- density plasma application process technology"(Co-authored), Realize Inc., 1993(a book in Japanese) |
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Suzuye & Suzuye Bldg.,1-12-9, Toranomon, Minatoku,Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
TEL:+81-3-3502-3181
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- Toranomon Station (30-second walk from Exit B4) - Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
- Toranomon Hills Station (30-second walk from Exit B4) - Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
- Kasumigaseki Station (6-minute walk from Exit A12) - Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Hibiya Line, Marunouchi Line
- Uchisaiwaicho Station (8-minute walk from Exit A3) - Toei Mita Line
- Shimbashi Station (10-minute walk from Karasumori Exit) - JR Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line
