1. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Patents: Japan-Europe Dr. Marcel Sonderegger

2. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Index Patents –Japanese patents compared to European patents –How to get a Japanese Patent –Case studies Technology transfer –Find a Japanese Partner –Contract – case study –Academic interchange

3. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Goal of patents Not glory but money making –Protection from competitors –Marketing purposes

4. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer What does this mean? A patent itself has no value, if you are not able to defend it, either in court or by other means. Before you apply for a patent in Japan get somebody who can defend you in case of infringements.

5. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Ideas (some work others don’t) Device, that works in the end Main claim Concept Japan-Europe Subclaims

6. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Philosophy Japan: –Only one detail –Few claims (historically only one) –Few pages –Lots of patent application (Japan is number 1 in applications per inhabitant) Europe, USA –Only the general idea is patentable –Large documents –Less patents

7. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Databases Europe: www.espacenet.ch USA: www.uspto.gov Japan: www.espacenet.ch (English guidance)

8. EPFL Japan Technology Transfer Technology Transfer A reference: www.japio.or.jp