A Japanese patent attorney (benrishi) is an attorney who has a qualification for representing clients in obtaining intellectual property rights such as patents and in procedures relating to patent law and practice before the Japan Patent Office (JPO).
Registration as a patent attorney in Japan is administered by the JPAA (Japan Patent Attorneys Association).
A party who does not have residence or business basis in Japan needs to appoint a Japanese patent attorney as its representative for applications for patent, trademark, utility model, and industrial design.
