Under the successful leadership of mechanical engineering patent attorney and president Hirohito Katsunuma, Kyowa Patent and Law Office offers a well-established practice that provides reliable legal services for protection and use of IP rights in licensing and enforcement, before and after acquisition. With its extensive network of associated firms, the team is confident in providing quality cross-border legal services and preventing the unauthorised exploitation of its clients' intellectual property in patents, utility models, designs and trade marks. The firm has a specific China department to provide legal advice on litigation against infringements, licensing negotiations before the Chinese authorities and measures for dealing with counterfeiting and piracy in China. Kyowa Patent and Law Office has previously handled cases over computer programs, layout designs of integrated circuits, fine ceramics, domain names and plant varieties, while improving its internal systems to support fast-changing IP strategies and technologies.