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ATIS (Association of Technical Information Services)Member: IHI Corporation

Intellectual property Dept.IP STRATEGY G.

ATSUSHI SHIMIZU

2018/10/17

Effective Utilization of Patent Information in Japanese global companies

(Association of Technical Information Services)

Overview of ATIS

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• Established: 1981(Started with 8 companies)• Number of member entities: about 40

– The members are companies which provide technical information services (including Patent information) and mainly subsidiaries of Japanese major companies, and some of the members are the companies’ division providing the services.

• Purpose– As for the technical information, advancement of ATIS

members’ knowledge and skills, and contribution to Japanese industries evolution through various activities about the technical information services.

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Parent company and subsidiary for intellectual property job

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（Intellectual Property Division in Parent Company)• Intellectual Property Strategy• Intellectual Property Management• Patent License• Litigation• Patent Search• Procedure of Patent Application

（Subsidiary for Intellectual Property）• Patent Search• Procedure of Patent Application

Panel Discussion

Activities 2017

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1)Patentability SearchTo confirm the patentability of the invention by investigating prior art.

This will reduce useless patent applications.

Purpose of making use of PI data

2)Freedom-to-Operate SearchTo confirm that own products may not infringe patent rights of other

companies. 3)Validity/Invalidity Search

To find prior art that can invalidate a patent when finding a patent that obstructs own business or receiving a warning of patent infringement.

On the contrary, to confirm the validity of own patent when warning other companies with patent infringement.

4)Patent application technical trends analysisTo survey the activities of other companies by investigating patent

applications in a given field of business.

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• Market, Regulations ; External environment• Key company’s Business environment and

feature• Product features

General Information Analysis

• Each company’s Technology trend• Domestic and foreign patent application trend• Main keywords, Classification

PI data Macro Analysis

• Applying own patent classification• Detailed analysis（Specialty, Core technology）

PI data Micro Analysis

• Identification of flagged patents on main products

PI data Core Analysis

Patent application technical trends analysis

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Patent application technicaltrends analysis

Case Study

1) Rare earth magnet

2) dyson

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NOTE: These case studies were investigated in 2016 and are not up-to-date.

Neodymium magnet is a powerful rare earth magnet invented in Japan.

19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

Neodym

ium m

agnet invention

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Number of patent applications by filing year

Neodym

ium on the m

arket

Neodym

ium m

agnetBasic patent expiration China RE em

bargoagainst Japan

Rare earth magnets

overcome sales of ferrite

Column chartLinegraph

Cumulative count

Num

ber of patent applications

Year

Rare Earth

Magnet

19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

Others: Invalid patent due to expiration of duration of right and so on.

・Most of basic patents and peripheral patents whose peak is 1991 are invalid.・The number of new patent application is few.⇒The number of valid application will not increase.

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Total

Legal status of patent applications by filing year

Year

Rare Earth

Magnet

Granted(alive)

Under Examination(alive)

Others(dead)

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Top 20 companies with the most number of patent applications

Rare Earth

Magnet

Granted OthersUnderExam.

Number

19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

Increase in recent years

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Top 16 companies’ patent applications by filing year

Year

Application in progress

Rare Earth

Magnet

GrantedUnder

ExaminationOthers

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

2015

出願国別 件数推移時系列マップ（主要４社）

12Year

PCTOTHERS

Number of patent applicationsin the world IP offices by filing year (company A)

Rare Earth

Magnet

H01F*磁石

;インダクタンス;変成

器;それらの磁

C22C 38*鉄

合金

,例.合

金鋼

(合金

鋳鉄

37/00)

C22C 33*鉄

合金

の製造

B22F*金属

質粉

の加工

;金属

質粉

からの物品

の製造

C21D*鉄系

金属

の物理

的構

造の改

良;鉄

系もしくは

C23C*金属

質への被

覆;金

属材

料による材

料への被

B30B 11*粉

体状

または可塑

状態

の材料

から特定

形状

物

G01R 33*磁

気的

変量

を測定

する計器

または装置

G11B 5*記

録担

体の磁

化または減

磁による記

録;磁

気

H02K*発電

機,電

動機

(測定

計器

G01;動電

型継

検索

式

出願国＊IPC 件数マトリクスマップ（主要４社）

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Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Worldwide Patent Applications by Intenational Patent Classification(4 major companies)

Rare Earth

Magnet

IPC

PCTOTHERS

（Weighing）

Melting & Casting(Alloy)

Coarse grinding

Fine grinding(Powderization)

Molding(in magnetic field)

Sintering

Heat Treatment

CuttingSurface Treatment

Ni plating, Resin coating

(Inspection)

Magnetizing

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Own classification by manufacturing process

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Rare Earth

Magnet

19821983

19841985

19861987

19881989

19901991

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

2014

Manufacturing process

expiration

Increase in recent years

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Melting & Casting

Powderization

Molding

Sintering

Heat treatment

Cutting

Surface treatment

Magnetizing

Increase in recent years

Rare Earth

Magnet

Others

RH diffusion

Magnetic material

Magnet composition

Number

Applied own classification to valid patents for company A

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2) dyson

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5 minutes walk from this UN University to Tokyo Metro Omotesando station

World‘s first Dyson flagship shop in Omotesanndo

Number of patent applications in the world IP offices by dyson

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FanDigital motor

Vacuum cleanerCleaning robot

Compressor

Cyclone

Photo＠Flagship shop

Suction port

Dyson core technologies and products

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Suction port

Jet focus

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The patent application strategy to each country

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Digital motor Cyclone Compre

ssorJet focus

Suction port

Flagged patents: the patents applied to products are shown on the Dyson web site.

Number

dyson

圧縮機Interpatent relation (Citation data used in patent examination)

Compressor technology

dyson

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ロー

タ組

立体

軸受

ヒー

トシ

ンク

振動

分離

取付

具

ディ

フュ

ーザ

イン

ダク

タ

ハウ

ジン

グ

回路

組立

体

軸受寿命

接着固定方法

振動対策

空力性能向上

小型化

短絡損傷防止

2

3

2

1

1

2

1

3

1

2

1 1 1

1

Extract key issues from official gazettes

Dyson compressor parts

Key issues

Compressorelements

2

１

１ 2

3

334

4 5

35

6

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Flagged patent

Bearing life

Adhesion Fixation

Measures for vibration

High Aero performance

Miniaturization

Short circuit damage prevention

Roto

r ass

’y

Bear

ing

Hous

ing

Heat

sink

Indu

ctor

Diffu

ser

Vibr

atio

n is

olat

ion

fixtu

re

Circ

uit a

ss’y

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Photo＠Flagship shop

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スタ

ンリ

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ドナ

ルド

ビク

ター

アン

ドリ

ュー

チャ

ー

ロジ

ャー

マイ

ケル

軸受寿命

接着固定方法

振動対策

空力性能向上

小型化

短絡損傷防止

1

1 1 3 3

1

2

1

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1

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1

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1

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1 1 2

1 1

Identify the compressor technology team by categorizing inventors with the same key issue

Dyson compressor team’s leaders

Key Issues

Inventor

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Bearing life

Adhesion Fixation

High Aero performance

Miniaturization

Short circuit damage prevention

Flagged patent

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• Japanese companies are utilizing the patent information actively for global business strategy.

• The purposes of using the information are as follows: – To recognize the strengths and weaknesses of

companies in each country– To confirm the affects of Competitors’ patents in

each country– To search the co-creating companies from each

country

Conclusion

Requests from companies

Patent Information data should be recorded and published in a timely manner, completely, without loss.

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Importance of accurate PI data1)Have a major influence on the search

results and accurate analysis.2)Prevent duplicated research, investment and

filing.3)Help make use of invention as technical

literature.