"A number of its clients are from Japan, so it has a lot of applications," says one peer of S&I International Bangkok Office. Putting a stronger emphasis on filing, prosecution and renewal work as opposed to enforcement, the firm counts Hitachi Consumer Products, Casio Computer, Yamaha Motor, Toshiba Techno Centre and Mitsubishi Rayon among its clients. The firm assists clients with patent drafting and searches in numerous fields not limited to engineering, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemistry and telecom technology.
Founder Masafumi Iguchi and his team participated in a project that looked at strategies to promote technology transfer from R&D units of Thailand's universities to industrial and business sectors, in efforts to encourage the country's economic development.