Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is pleased to announce its merger with Max Law Offices, schduled to be effective as of July 1, 2005. Max Law Offices and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto will begin integrating their practices prior to that date, from March 1, 2005. Through this merger with Max Law Offices, with highly regarded expertise in the area of intellectual property related legal issues in Japan, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto aims to develop a law firm that can provide the highest quality legal services in the fast-growing intellectual property field.