Intellectual Property Strategy Network, Inc.

Intellectual Property Strategy Network, Inc. organizes and manages an intellectual property (IP) network consisting of universities, research institutes, venture companies, and research and development (R&D) companies. It offers network members a range of services for the support for IP strategy and accomplishment of licensing or commercialization strategy of IP. The companys IP support services for universities/research institutes include support to planning of IP strategy; the evaluation of IPs and consultation on various matters relating to IP; financial supports to increase value of IP; offering high opportunity of alliance with R&D oriented companies through providing new technical information of universities to companies; the introduction of research needs of companies to achieve contract researches/collaborative researches at universities; offering a packaged license of IP rights of platform technologies and related technologies for commercialization; and licensing strategy support/representing clients for licensing negotiation. Its IP support for R&D oriented companies including offering zero-order research information of universities/research institutes for various collaboration; contributing to early discoveries of business opportunities, such as licenses; and the expansion of research capabilities through collaborative researches programs. The company also offers IP support services for venture companies and investors. In addition, it provides financial support services to research expense to create new patents as the expansion or reinforcement of an original patent; research expense for additional studies/tests to create strong patents covered with wide claims; and domestic or foreign patent filing fees, including national filing fees. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.