Rising into the ranks of leading IP prosecutors in Japan, Seiwa Patent & Law draws its specialist team of engineers from Japanese companies involved with cutting-edge technologies and experienced members of the JPO. The firm is able to prepare applications, invalidations and appeal cases and employs four full-time American and European consultants. While senior partner Atsushi Aoki holds unparalleled knowledge in textile engineering patents, his team boasts experience in chemistry, mechanical and electrical engineering, and metallurgy. In an effort to develop its litigation practice, the firm continues to hire famed former judges from local courts to handle negotiations and injunctions.