Intellectual Property

Support for intellectual property

Advice and support related to intellectual property

　Experienced counselors with expert knowledge provide advice on patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, technical know-how, technology agreements and so forth.

Support for the introduction of intellectual property strategies
（support for the development of niche businesses）

　We provide support for SMEs（※） to develop human resources and internal systems so that intellectual property strategies are incorporated into their business management.
　（※）SME・・・Small and Medium Enterprise

Provision of information on intellectual property

　・We hold forums and seminars on the subject of intellectual property.
　・We distribute manuals on intellectual strategies and the management of patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights and technical know-how.
　・We provide a web-based Patent Attorneys Matching System, whereby SMEs can meet patent attorneys.

Subsidies related to intellectual property

　・Expenses for foreign patents, designs and trademarks
　・Investigation costs if an investigation is made into an infringement overseas, appraisal costs related to the infringing product, and expenses for issuing warnings and negotiating
　・Expenses for surveys on the patents of other companies