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U’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office

Hisahiko Ueki,
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During the twenty years of work relating to intellectual property I have been entrusted with at companies and patent offices, there is something that has always made an impression on me – the work that different experts (with professional ability) perform in an hour often differ in effectiveness, in the improvement in corporate competitiveness that results, by an order of magnitude. Why do such differences exist?

Usually, when we think about something, or when we are faced with a problem, we think carefully about “what to do” or “how to do it.” This may be the way of thinking that makes experts who they are. However, the results obtained from considering “what” and “how” do not greatly exceed the scale of the problem characterized in this way. In order to exceed that scale, it is necessary to always go back to and think about “why this should be done.” This means that, while it is the mission of experts to thoroughly consider everything in an invention down to the details, it is also necessary for them to search for a reason why a intellectual property right should be acquired, a reason closely linked to “enabling victory over business competitors.”

From this standpoint, the world’s intellectual property rights can be classified into two general types.

[Type A] (that starts from “what/how”)

Step 1:
Use expertise in the field to acquire as broad rights as possible from the inventor’s idea.
Step 2:
Think of ways to use the acquired rights.

[Type B] (that starts from “why”)

Step 1:
Consider a situation in which rights are utilized to defeat a competitor.
Step 2:
Consider what inventions are necessary to realize this utilization.

It cannot be said that either the Type A approach or the Type B approach is absolutely better. However, in order to win economically over rival companies, efforts with the current focus on “what/how”, to increase expertise only, are not enough. We had better ask why we should be working on the case before us. The focus should be on “why”; that will yield the necessary results that exceed the current usual scale of efforts. This is how U’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office considers a case.

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Company NameU’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office
AddressFujita-Toyobo Building 9th floor, 1-16, Dojima 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0003,
JAPAN
Establishment1972
CEOHisahiko Ueki
Number of staffpatent attorneys:　10 people(*)
all members : 35 people(*)
(*as of Feb. 2024)
Company history
  • Mar. 1972　
    Kyuichi Ueki established Ueki Patent Attorneys Office.
  • Oct. 1974　
    relocated the office to Dojima for business expansion.
  • Apr. 1996　
    merged with other patent attorneys office.
  • May. 2004　
    established U’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office at Dojima.
  • Aug. 2018　
    incorporated as patent professional corporation.
  • Nov. 2022　
    Name changed to “Patent Attorney Corporation U’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office” due to revision of Patent Attorney Law.

Location

Fujita-Toyobo Building 9th floor, 1-16, Dojima
2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JAPAN

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U’sfi Patent Attorneys International Office is located in the center of Osaka, a 10 to 15-minute walk south of JR “Osaka Station” or “OsakaUmeda Station” on the Hankyu, Hanshin, or “Umeda Station” on the Osaka Metro Midosuji lines; or a 5 to 10-minute walk south of JR “Kita-Shinchi Station” or “Nishi-Umeda Station” on the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line. And a 5 to 10-minute walk north of “Watanabe-bashi Station”on the Keihan.

Our office is on the 9th floor of the Fujita-Toyobo Bldg, which is located in the northeast corner of the intersection about 140 meters west of exit C93 of the Dojima Chika Center (Dochika), or the northeast corner of the intersection about 80 meters south of the first corner, about 140 meters west of exit C83 of the Dojima Chika Center (Dochika).

Access from the nearest station

  • Walk south from JR “Kitashinchi Station”,Osaka Metro Yotsubashi line “NishiUmeda” (5 to 10 minutes).
  • Walk south from JR “Osaka Station”,Hankyu Rail way or Hanshin Rail Way “OsakaUmeda Station”,Osaka Metro Midosuji line “Umeda Station” (10 to 15 minutes).
  • Walk north from Keihan “WatanabeBashi Station” (5 to 10 minutes).

From JR Shinkansen “Shin-Osaka” Station

  • Go to JR Tokaido Honsen Line “Shin-Osaka Station”.
    Take the train bound for Osaka and Sannomiya to JR “Osaka Station” (the first stop, about 5 minutes).
    Walk south from JR “Osaka Station” (10 to 15 minutes).
  • Go to Osaka Metro Midosuji Line “Shin-Osaka Station”.
    Take the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line bound for “Umeda Station” (the third stop, about 7 minutes).
    Walk south from JR “Umeda Station” (10 to 15 minutes).

From Airport

From Kansai International Airport (KIX)

When using JR

  • Go to JR “Kansai-Airport (Kansai Kuko) Station”.
    Take the JR Kansai Airport Rapid Service Train to JR “Osaka Station” (about 1 hour),
    Walk south from JR “Osaka Station” (10 to 15 minutes).

When using Nankai Railways

  • Go to Nankai “Kansai-Airport (Kansai Kuko) Station”.
    Take the Nankai Railways Rapid train or an Airport Express train to “Namba Station” (30 to 45-minutes).
    Take the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line (Blue) from “Namba Station” to “Nishi-Umeda Station.” (about 10 minutes).
    Walk south from JR “Nishi-Umeda Station” (5 to 10 minutes).

When using Airport Limousine Bus

  • Take the Airport Limousine Bus to JR “Osaka Station” and get off at “Herbis Osaka” stop (about 1 hour).
    Walk south from “Herbis Osaka” (10 to 15 minutes).

From Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport)

When using Airport Limousine Bus

  • Take the Airport Limousine Bus to JR “Osaka Station” (about 30 minutes)
    Walk south from JR “Osaka Station” (10 to 15 minutes).

When using Osaka Monorail

  • Take the Osaka Monorail to “Hotarugaike Station” (5 minutes).
    Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line express train to “Umeda Station” (about 15 minutes).
    Walk south from “Umeda Station” (10 to 15 minutes).
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