Meet KIPB Japan at INTA 2025 in sunny San Diego!

Steve Denney • 3 April 2025
Members of KIPB Japan team will be attending INTA 2025 in San Diego. Come meet us!

The INTA Annual Meeting is back, this year in sunny San Diego  from May 17 to 21, 2025! With over 8,500 trademark professionals from more than 125 countries, it’s shaping up to be another fantastic event.


KIPB will be there, represented by Masahito Shibata (our trademarks head) and Steve Denney (International clients & BD).


We’d love to catch up with old friends, make new connections, and chat about the latest on IP in Japan—or just swap stories over coffee (or something stronger!). If you’d like to meet up, email us or go to our LinkedIn page. Or contact us at the conference (our details are on the registered list of attendees) or at +81-(0)80-3514-2686 (Steve's mobile/WhatsApp) 


For further information about the event, please visit the official conference site here.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!


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