My name is Sugiura and I am a patent attorney. I served as a lecturer at the "+VISION Hyper...
I was a lecturer at +VISION's Hyper Intellectual Property Seminar entitled ``Intellectual Property Strategies Recommended for the Manufacturing Industry''.
I served as a lecturer patent attorney at the "+VISION Hyper Intellectual Property Seminar" sponsored by Shirakami and Rock Co., Ltd. This article provides an overview of the seminar and introduces the key points of intellectual property strategy in the manufacturing industry.
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1. Seminar overview
| Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Theme | Recommended intellectual property strategies for the manufacturing industry (8th session) |
| Sponsor | Hakusami to Rock Co., Ltd. (+VISION Hyper Intellectual Property Seminar) |
| Lecturer | Patent attorney Sugiura (Intellectual property firm EVORIX) |

2. Why intellectual property strategy is important in the manufacturing industry
In the manufacturing industry, many elements such as product design, function, and design are subject to intellectual property rights. Intellectual property strategy plays a particularly important role in the following situations:
Points for utilizing intellectual property in the manufacturing industry
- Patent rights: Protect unique manufacturing methods and technical mechanisms
- Design rights: Preventing imitation of product designs
- Trademark rights: Protecting brand names and logos to ensure credibility in the market
- Know-how management: Strategies to keep it confidential without applying are also important
In this seminar, we used practical examples to explain specific intellectual property strategies that manufacturing companies can use to protect their products and increase their competitiveness.
3. List of all 10 +VISION hyper intellectual property seminars
This seminar series includes a total of 10 lectures organized by industry and theme.
- Importance of intellectual property rights for startup companies
- How small and medium-sized businesses can effectively utilize patent attorneys
- Basic knowledge of intellectual property that product development personnel and managers should know ~Domestic edition~
- Basic knowledge of intellectual property that product development personnel and managers should know ~Foreign edition~
- Intellectual property-related subsidies and subsidy utilization methods that startups and small and medium-sized enterprises should remember
- Recommended intellectual property strategies for the gourmet industry
- Recommended intellectual property strategies for the fashion industry
- Recommended intellectual property strategies for the manufacturing industry (this seminar)
- Recommended intellectual property strategies for the entertainment industry
- Recommended intellectual property strategies for the IT industry
4. Apply for seminar
If you would like to participate in the seminar, please apply using the link below.
+VISION Hyper Intellectual Property Seminar
Seminar series where you can learn intellectual property strategies specific to each industry
Go to seminar application page
AUTHOR
Takefumi SUGIURA (杉浦 健文)
EVORIX Intellectual Property Law Firm Managing Patent Attorney
Supports clients across IT, manufacturing, startups, fashion, and medical industries, covering patent, trademark, design, and copyright filings through trials and infringement litigation. Specialized in IP strategy for AI, IoT, Web3, and FinTech. Member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), and Japan Trademark Association (JTA).