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KIPB Moves Office

KIPB • 5 May 2021

KIPB is happy to announce that we have moved to a more convenient location in the heart of Tokyo, which is better suited to our customers and employees’ changing needs.


The move perpetuates KIPB’s 28-year history of providing outstanding intellectual property services for our domestic and international partners.



Our new address, telephone and fax numbers is as follows:

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau (KIPB Japan)

Maruei Bldg. 5F, 

1-9-7 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, 

Tokyo 150-0041, 

JAPAN 


Tel: 03-6433-7507

Fax: 03-6433-7508

We ask you to send all physical mail to the above mailing address from now on.
Our email address remains the same - mail@kipb.net . 


We thank you for taking the time to update your records, and we look forward to continuing to work with you from our new location.

New location - Shibuya

Our new office is in central Shibuya – the dynamic commercial and financial hub which has seen exciting innovations and an influx of business start-ups in recent years. We decided to make the move to take advantage of the new opportunities and working styles that have resulted from the pandemic. We are well-placed to continue serving you with the same quality and bespoke attention to detail.

Once we all come through the pandemic, it would be our pleasure to invite you to visit us the next time you are in Japan. Shibuya is not just a destination for trend-setting shops and fantastic restaurants: we also have Tokyo's most historically important and picturesque Shinto shrine – Meiji Jingu - on our doorstep. We'd be honoured to show you modern and traditional Japan in one afternoon!

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