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.
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Keywords:
Intellectual property, Pro-patent, Litigation, Strategic patent application, Patent
approval acitivity, Utilization of patent asset, Defense, Licensing, Portfolio,
Strategy
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