NCIPI: National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training

Promotion of Technology Transferand Patent Licensing

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Growth Competitiveness Index

-- Rankings of Major Countries --

Japan U.S. U.K. Germany

France 1st Country

1.Growth 　Competitiveness Index

9 2 11 13 27 Finland

（１） Technology 5 1 18 12 30 U.S.

（２） Institutions 16 21 7 11 25 Denmark

（３） Macroeconomic

Environment29 15 8 26 12 Singapor

e

２． Business 　　　 Competitiveness 8 1 6 3 10 U.S.

（ Reference ） Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005

Government Chronology for making Japan an “Intellectual Property-based Nation”

Policy Statement by Prime Minister Koizumi (154Policy Statement by Prime Minister Koizumi (154thth session of the Diet) session of the Diet)Feb.4,2002

Mar.20,2002

Strategic Council on Intellectual PropertyStrategic Council on Intellectual Property

Jul.3,2002 Intellectual Property Policy OutlineIntellectual Property Policy Outline

Dec.4,2002 Basic Law on Intellectual Property issued (enforced on Mar. 1, 2003)Basic Law on Intellectual Property issued (enforced on Mar. 1, 2003)

Mar.1,2003 Intellectual Property Policy Headquarters headed by the Prime MinisterIntellectual Property Policy Headquarters headed by the Prime Minister

Strategic Program for the Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual PropertyStrategic Program for the Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property Jul.8,2003

Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2004Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2004May 27,2004

Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2005Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2005(including promotion of IP exploitation)(including promotion of IP exploitation)

Jun.10,2005

Exploitation Protection

Profits

Invention/Creation

IP rights

Intellectual Creation Cycle of the IP System

CreationDevelopin

g 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 lic

ensing Industrial Property Gazettes Library Consultation on the industrial property system Training both for JPO staff and the general publ

ic Dissemination of patent information (IPDL, et

c.)

Promotion of Patent Licensing through the Active Use of Human Resources

○○Dispatch of Patent Licensing AdvisorsDispatch of Patent Licensing Advisors○○Patent Licensing Promotion SeminarPatent Licensing Promotion Seminar

Provision of Licensable Patent Information and Promoting the Provision and Use of Information on Licensable Patents

○○Construction of Patent Licensing DatabaseConstruction of Patent Licensing Database○○Provision of Examples of Licensable Patent UtilizationProvision of Examples of Licensable Patent Utilization○○Provision of Charts for Supporting Patent LicensingProvision of Charts for Supporting Patent Licensing○○Dispatch of Patent Information AdvisorsDispatch of Patent Information Advisors

Supporting the Creation of Patent Licensing Businesses

○○Provision of Patent Licensing Agents DatabaseProvision of Patent Licensing Agents Database○○Holding of International Patent Licensing SeminarsHolding of International Patent Licensing Seminars○○Provision of Training for Fostering Patent Licensing BusinessesProvision of Training for Fostering Patent Licensing Businesses（（ Basic Course, Intermediate Course, and Advanced CourseBasic Course, Intermediate Course, and Advanced Course ））

Outline of Measures for Encouraging Patent Licensing

★★Creation of new business by utilization of a licensable Creation of new business by utilization of a licensable patentpatent ○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.Universities, etc.Patent LicensingPatent Licensing

LicenseesLicensees ■Effective utilization of external resources■Advances in new business fields

Why Patent Licensing and technology Transfer?

Patent Licensing AgentsPatent 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 researchresults 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 LicensingAdvisors’ Activities

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Distribution of Licensors

(FY1997-2000) (FY2001-2004)

TLO34%

Nationaland PublicResearchInstitutes

11%

Individuals9%

Associa-tions0%

LargeCompanies

13%

SMEs33%

TLO44%

SMEs34%

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Individuals11%

LargeCompanies

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Associations1%

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LargeCompanies

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Individuals2%

SMEs72%

Large Companies20%

SMEs78%

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Relationship Between Licensors and Licensees

Licensors

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Patent Licensing Database

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patentspatents

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licensablelicensablepatentspatents

Patent Licensing DBPatent Licensing DB

･ ･ patent licensing patent licensing informationinformation ･ ･ information oninformation on

demands fordemands for technologiestechnologies

Companies, universitiesCompanies, universitiesand research institutesand research institutesthat want to licensethat want to licensepatented technologiespatented technologies

Companies which Companies which want to use want to use licensable patents 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

　 http://www.ryutu.ncipi.go.jp/en/db/index.html

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 2000-3000 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. ＞

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Patent Information Advisors

Dispatch-Service What is the

job of a Patent

Information Advisor?

Tasks of aPatent

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-siteconsultation 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

Adviceprovided

at no

charge

○ ○Date Date ：： Monday Jan. 23 to Wednesday Jan. 25 in 2006Monday Jan. 23 to Wednesday Jan. 25 in 2006 ○ ○PlacePlace ：： Hotel Nikko Tokyo Hotel Nikko Tokyo (1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan)(1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) ○ ○InformationInformation ：： Anyone may register from our websiteAnyone may register from our website ((http://www.ryutu.ncipi.go.jp/en/index.html from from mid-Novembermid-November 2005 2005))

Speech (President, AUTM; President, LESI, etc.)

International Patent Licensing Seminar 2006

Thank you for your attention!

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