Office Profile
Who we are
We began as "Hyugaji & Associates" in Motomachi, Yokohama in April 2004.
Thanks to the generous support of our clients, we expanded to new offices twice,
first to the Yokohama Kannai area, and then to the Yokohama Minatomirai area in 2013.From the spring of 2023,
we now provide IP services as "iX Patent Law Firm, P.C.".
Our new name, iX Patent Law Firm, P.C., holds deep meaning both in the individual letters “i” and “X” as well as in the combination of the letters “iX”.
The “i” represents several words that are important to our work:
- intellectual property
- invention
- idea
- imagination
- innovation
- intelligence
- impact
- information
- internet
- industry
- integrity
- ingenuity
- incisive
- insight
- international
The “X” also represents several words that symbolize our approach to intellectual property:
- expertise
- experience
- expressive
- exceptional
- excellence
- extraordinary
- infinity(X→∞)
- nexus
- apex
Together, “iX” conveys the essence of what we do: Transforming intellectual property services and assisting in the unlimited development of our clients’ intellectual property activities.
Corporate Profile
| Corporation name: | iX Patent Law Firm, P.C. |
|---|---|
| Representative Partner: | Masahiko Hyugaji |
| Location: | 15F Nisseki Yokohama Building, 1-1-8 Sakuragi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 231-8966 Japan |
| Established: | December 2022 |
| Services: | Patent applications / Utility model applications / Design applications / Trademark applications / Appeals / Foreign applications (Paris Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)) / Licenses / Expert opinions / Judgments / Other services related to intellectual property |
