NCIPI: National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training Promotion of Technology Transfer and Patent Licensing - The NCIPI ’ s Unlimited Challenge -

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Government Chronology for making Japan an “Intellectual Property-based Nation” Policy Statement by Prime Minister Koizumi (154 th session of the Diet) Feb.4,2002 Mar.20,20 02 Strategic Council on Intellectual Property Jul.3,2002 Intellectual Property Policy Outline Dec.4,2002 Basic Law on Intellectual Property issued (enforced on Mar. 1, 2003) Mar.1,2003 Intellectual Property Policy Headquarters headed by the Prime Minister Strategic Program for the Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property Jul.8,2003 Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2004 May 27,2004 Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2005 (including promotion of IP exploitation) Jun.10,200 5

Exploitation Protection Profits Invention/ Creation IP rights Intellectual Creation Cycle of the IP System Creation Developing Fund Licensing Production

What is the NCIPI ?  The NCIPI is an independent national administrative agency (Government of Japan agency).  Established in April 2001 (Separated from the Japan Patent Office)  79 staff members

Mission of the NCIPI  Promotion of technology transfer and patent licensing  Industrial Property Gazettes Library  Consultation on the industrial property system  Training both for JPO staff and the general public  Dissemination of patent information (IPDL, etc.)

Promotion of Patent Licensing through the Active Use of Human Resources ○ Dispatch of Patent Licensing Advisors ○ Patent Licensing Promotion Seminar Provision of Licensable Patent Information and Promoting the Provision and Use of Information on Licensable Patents ○ Construction of Patent Licensing Database ○ Provision of Examples of Licensable Patent Utilization ○ Provision of Charts for Supporting Patent Licensing ○ Dispatch of Patent Information Advisors Supporting the Creation of Patent Licensing Businesses ○ Provision of Patent Licensing Agents Database ○ Holding of International Patent Licensing Seminars ○ Provision of Training for Fostering Patent Licensing Businesses （ Basic Course, Intermediate Course, and Advanced Course ） Outline of Measures for Encouraging Patent Licensing

★ Creation of new business by utilization of a licensable patent ○ Effective use of the fruits of research at universities and research institutions ○ Activation of local economies ○ Promotion of patent licensing business (Formation of patent licensing markets ) ○ Effective use of the fruits of research at universities and research institutions ○ Activation of local economies ○ Promotion of patent licensing business (Formation of patent licensing markets ) Licensors Universities, etc. Patent Licensing Licensees ■Effective utilization of external resources ■Advances in new business fields Why Patent Licensing and technology Transfer? Patent Licensing Agents ■Growth of a patent licensing market ■Patent licensing as business property ■The strategic exploitation of patent assets ■Procuring research funds ■Social contributions by sharing research results with industry

Patent Licensing Advisor Experts in technology transfer Dispatched 115 advisors to prefectural governments and TLOs, etc. (June 2005) Nationwide network of advisors Visit companies, universities and research institutes Collect technological needs and licensable technological seeds Make a match of them (needs and seeds) Public service University, Research Institutes, Companies SMEs, Venture Businesses Matchmaker of Technology Transfer

Results of Patent Licensing Advisors’ Activities

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Patent Licensing Database Parties who want to disclose licensablepatentsPartiesseekinglicensablepatents Patent Licensing DB ･ patent licensing information information ･ information on demands for demands for technologies technologies Companies, universities and research institutes that want to license patented technologies Companies which want to use licensable patents ・ Licensable patents of companies, universities and research institutes can be searched on the Internet. ・ Contains about 57,000 licensable patents （ At the end of July, 2005 ） ・ Free-of-charge

Charts for Supporting Patent Licensing (Patent Maps) ・ Numerous technical themes available for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ・ Analyze patent information and identify trends. ・ Introduce company patent information. ・ Based on patents applied for in the past 10 years ・ Expert analysis of each technical theme ・ High quality ＜ Only Japanese patents are available due to budget constraints. ＞

Change of Structure Manufacturing Method Treatment Method Control Method Position of Treatment Composition Using Other Methods Example of Matrix Analysis in the Charts (Ex. Technique of the Treatment of Water Using Adsorption) Find new solutions. We show the number of applications in a bubble figure. Problems Solutions Improvement ofAdsorption AbilityLong Term Use ofAdsorption MaterialsUse of Production Lowering Expenses Improvement ofUsageMaintenance of theWater QualityImprovement ofStrength ofAdsorbents

Patent Information Advisors Dispatch-Service What is the job of a Patent Information Advisor? Tasks of a Patent Information Advisor Giving counsel and advice on the promotion of the effective utilization of patent information with the aim of supporting local SMEs and venture companies in carrying out technological development and obtaining and managing patent rights ・ Giving support for acquiring and improving the skills for searching patent information ・ Giving supporting for effectively acquiring and managing patent rights with the use of patent information ・ Responding to inquiries on the use of patent information ・ Raising awareness for promoting the use of patent information Giving consultation services at each Advisor’s office Providing on-site consultation and advice Providing lectures at workshops Giving instruction on the search and use of patent information in general Giving in-house training on the search and use of patent information in general Organizing seminars hosted by local governments Advice provided at no charge

○Date ：Monday Jan. 23 to Wednesday Jan. 25 in 2006 ○Date ：Monday Jan. 23 to Wednesday Jan. 25 in 2006 ○Place：Hotel Nikko Tokyo (1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) ○Place：Hotel Nikko Tokyo (1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) ○Information：Anyone may register from our website ○Information：Anyone may register from our website ( from mid-November 2005 ) ( from mid-November 2005 ) Speech (President, AUTM; President, LESI, etc.) International Patent Licensing Seminar 2006

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