The Cost of Borders
Stay inside the borders and you miss business opportunities.
A structure split by field cannot capture inventions that span fields. A domestic-only view leaves rights behind the moment the business goes abroad. Staying inside the borders is itself the biggest risk.
RISK 01 — Field barriers
Combined technology (AI × materials, mechanical × software) falls through the gaps of a field-by-field structure.
RISK 02 — Discipline barriers
The rights are obtained, but the marketing and branding that make them work for the business are out of reach.
RISK 03 — National borders
Protection holds in Japan, but the rights stop at the overseas markets the business is heading for.
Border 01 — Fields & Disciplines
The wall between fields. The wall between disciplines.
The first boundary is the field. There are two walls here. One is the wall between technical fields. The other is the wall around intellectual property as a discipline. IPX crosses both. And the hardest work sits where the two cross.
01 — Across technical fields
Four fields, and where they cross.
We take in an invention from any field in the language of that field. Electrical; Mechanical; Chemistry; Academic Research. Combined technology spanning fields is handled through a single point of contact.
02 — Beyond IP
IP into business power.
Not only patents and trademarks, but branding, marketing, design, AI and DX. What happens after the rights are obtained is thought through by the same team.
03 — Fields × Disciplines
Where the two meet.
For example, thinking through an invention spanning AI and materials all the way to brand design. Because we cross both fields and disciplines, there is no need to split the work between separate providers.
Boundaries are not only on our side. We routinely hear from inventors across departments and teams. Depending on the case, we bring people from new business, design and development into the same room. Discussions that had been running separately connect there.
Border 02 — Countries
Crossing national borders.
Starting with the five major patent offices of Japan, the United States, Europe, China and South Korea, and extending to Taiwan, ASEAN, India, Brazil, Australia and Canada. Working with a network of local associates in the world’s major countries, we cover everything from foreign filings to prosecution, disputes and anti-counterfeiting in each country.
GLOBAL NETWORK — A network spreading from Japan to the world
These are the main countries and regions we cover. Please ask us about countries not listed here.
NETWORK
An associate network that reaches the world.
Direct hotlines to major firms in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea and Taiwan. In Asia we work with the IP FORWARD Group, strong in anti-counterfeiting.
BOTH WAYS
Inbound and outbound.
Filings from abroad into Japan, and expansion from Japan to the world. Both directions run through a single point of contact.
BEYOND FILING
From searches to disputes.
From pre-filing searches to prosecution, disputes and anti-counterfeiting in each country. We support you in every market the business is heading for.
Our two representatives studied at patent firms in Germany and South Korea, and take part regularly in international conferences such as INTA, APAA, AIPPI and FICPI.
Where Borders Meet
Three walls, one team.
Because one team can cross fields, disciplines and national borders at the same time, we can take on work that a divided approach lets fall through, such as combined technology going global. Where those boundaries meet, possibilities take shape.