The Story of an Antique Clock

　　In 1871, a clock design was granted a patent with Patent No. 4986 in the United States. The picture is one of the clocks.
　　Design patented clocks were imported to Japan, and one of them has been used in my house for about 150 years.

The publication of U.S. Patent No. 4986

　　The founder Yasunobu Yamauchi, as a junior high school student, found the printed words "Patented June. 13, 1871" as he opened the door to the inside of the clock where the pendulum was hanged. This event made him start getting interested in the meaning of "Patent" and its roles.

　　After serving for Japanese Army, which is also referred to as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and working for a machinery manufacturer, the founder Yasunobu Yamauchi was registered and started his career as a patent attorney at the age of 34. After that, he worked at a leading patent firm for 6 years, and in 1990, established YAMAUCHI Patent Attorneys.

1990 YAMAUCHI Patent Attorneys was established in Takamatsu city, Kagawa prefecture, Japan.
2007 Shoko Yamauchi was registered as a patent attorney.
2011 Shin Yamauchi was registered as a patent attorney.
2012 Yasunobu Yamauchi received an intellectual property achievement award by the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office.
2013 Yasunobu Yamauchi was awarded a Medal with Yellow Ribbon.
Patent attorney Yoshihiro Akamatsu joined YAMAUCHI Patent Attorneys.
2014 Patent attorney Kazutoshi Hara joined YAMAUCHI Patent Attorneys.
2020 YAMAUCHI Patent Attorneys celebrated the 30th anniversary since the establishment.

　　In these 30 years after the establishment of our firm, Yasunobu Yamauchi’s daughter Shoko and son Shin have joined to manage the firm as patent attorneys, and we have also welcomed further skilled members, patent attorney Yoshihiro Akamatsu and patent attorney Kazutoshi Hara. Today, we have a team of five patent attorneys working on patent and trademark applications in Japan and abroad.

　　Our firm is triggered by the word "patent", which was granted in 1871. As a proverb says "they who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it", we are delight in our work as patent attorneys together with our colleagues.