Our Mission
Strategic Plan for winning
Strategy to be implemented
Our Strengths
Our Mission
Consulting to make
your business a
winner.
We believe that it is important to plan an
application strategy that focuses not only on
developing the invention into a patent, but also on beating your competitors.
Obtaining a patent for a superior technology is
meaningless if the client company does not
ultimately win the business.
We provide a strategic plan to protect your
invention and at the same time turn it into a
business trump card.
Strategic Plan for winning
Allocation of applications
according to the client’s objectives
Three important factors in the formation of patent assets
1
inventions for products more than 5 years into the future
Invention for the future, five or more years into the future, is an element that every company should focus on. We aim for our company to occupy the market in the future ahead of other companies.
2
inventions related to the company’s
products within the current ~5 years
Filing an application for an ongoing invention related to your product is the most common form of filing a patent application in order to prevent other companies from copying your product. However, if you concentrate your patent applications only on your own inventions, both your products and your patents will become Galapagosized, and as a result, your business will be less flexible. 3.
3
Inventions related to other companies’ products within the current ~5 years
As a general rule, it is not common to file a patent application for an invention related to another company’s product that is currently in progress.
However, given the current situation in which inventions related to one’s own products are sometimes patented by other companies, it is important to file applications for inventions related to other companies’ products as well, otherwise, on balance, one’s bargaining power with other companies will be weakened. On the other hand, if you file applications for inventions related to other companies’ products, you can make inroads into other companies’ market shares.
Check the balance of
your patent portfolio.
The filing strategy to be taken depends on whether the client’s objective is to suppress latecomers by leading companies or to penetrate the market of latecomers.
Therefore, it is necessary to understand the combination and ratio of patent portfolios and to review the balance of inventive assets. The important thing is to determine which elements of the inventions you have, and in what percentages.
Leading firmsshould
increase the proportion of
inventions related to “their”
products, while latecomers
should increase the proportion
of inventions related to “other
companies” products.
Patent portfolios of
leading firms
You can eliminate late entrants trying to catch up to your company
If you are targeting latecomer suppression by leading firms,
your company
If your objective is to suppress latecomers by your own company, you can eliminate late entrants by proceeding on the path you have developed while setting up patents that prevent subsequent entrants from following suit.
Patent portfolios of latecomers
You can have a patent that threatens the product of the current market leader (a predecessor)
If you are a latecomer, you plant relevant patents around other companies’ products. As the first mover company changes the specifications of its product, it will be hit by the patents it has planted, and as a result, it will be able to enter the market.
Strategy to be implemented
Multi-layered patent map to give you an edge in the race for position
Get a three-dimensional, multi-layered, three-dimensional overview of the patent map.
Because existing patents are crowded together, you cannot beat your rivals simply by finding a gap and obtaining a patent. The battle for patents tends to be viewed on a two-dimensional plane, but if you look at it from a bird’s eye view, there is always an open layer, and you will find a way to win your business.
Smart Phone Patent Layers
Using a smartphone patent as an example, each of the 1-9 layers looks like this.
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Layer 1
Semiconductor Material Development
Semiconductor materials and resist materials that make up the various electronic components in smartphones.
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Layer 2
Transistor Structure
Transistor structure, which controls electronic signals in electronic devices and circuits.
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Layer 3
Circuit
LayoutCircuit layout on the board, including electronic components and conductors of electronic circuits.
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Layer 4
Chip foot configuration
Size and arrangement of semiconductor chip terminals.
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Layer 5（ Integration Layer）
Creation of a new layer by combination
When a part a of layer A and a part b of another layer B are combined to create an unnoticed advantage, the combination of a and b is patentable.
In other words, a new patent layer is created where no technology layer exists at first glance.
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Layer 6
Peripherals
Peripherals such as earphones, microphones, cameras, etc.
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Layer 7
User Interface (Function)
Settings, applications, and other functions that users can use.
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Layer 8
User Interface (Design)
Design on the smartphone operation screen.
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Layer 9
Applied applications and business models
Applied applications and business models using the product.
We propose and implement tactics that will make your business a winner from a variety of perspectives, so that patents can be both a shield to protect your technology and a weapon to fight your rivals.
Our Strengths
Initiatives
1
Teams organized for each case
There are many patent firms that share general knowledge through study groups, etc., but cases tend to be basically played by the individual in charge.
We have a team of 2 to 8 members for each case to share information on the situation and issues, and search for a better way to benefit our clients.
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Strategic Plan for Protecting Your
Invention and Offensive Business
The strategic plan to be adopted differs depending on whether the client’s objective is to suppress the latecomers by the leading companies or to penetrate into the market for the latecomers. We will provide you with an IP strategy to protect your invention while simultaneously attacking your business and winning over your competitors.
3
Communication
Good communication with our clients is essential for the establishment of better intellectual property rights.
Our patent attorneys do not work in a one-sided manner, but rather listen carefully to the client’s story to the end and make the most appropriate proposal based on a thorough understanding of the client’s situation.
Patent
Attorneys
Our patent attorneys are experienced in their respective fields of expertise and can effectively protect your ideas and inventions.