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No. 88 FEB. 2003
20. Powerful and Overwhelming IP Activities in the Pro-patent Era
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Motoaki Suzuki
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Abstract:
IP (Intellectual Property) activities have been a key to management of Japanese companies facing dramatic pro-patent era. This article introduces recent IP activities at NKK, in which it has three main backbones; "Strategic patent applications", "Patent Approval activity", and "Utilizing patent assets". It is vital for powerful IP activities to carry out these strategies positively and continuously in day-to-day business. Also introduced is NKK's recent patent cases, representing the symbol of pro-patent era.
Keywords:
Intellectual property, Pro-patent, Litigation, Strategic patent application, Patent approval acitivity, Utilization of patent asset, Defense, Licensing, Portfolio, Strategy

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