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RiZ / CORPORATE IP SUPPORT

Support corporate IP work,where you need it most.

Filings, contracts, international matters, searches and IP operations. From individual procedures to day-to-day IP work, we support what your company actually needs.

Where the issue starts

The support you needdepends on where the businessstands today.

Even the same “patent filing” can raise very different questions depending on whether the goal is to protect a new product, prepare for joint development or an alliance, or support overseas expansion.

RiZ looks at the business objective, technology, disclosure timing, competitive environment, budget and other factors, then structures the support and practical approach that fit the situation.

When RiZ can help

Start with what is happening
in your business.

You do not need to know the name of the relevant IP procedure. Tell us where the product or business is now and what is happening. We can start from that point.

01
IDEA / DEVELOPMENT

Idea & development

Before anything reaches the market, there are still choices you can make.

  • Planning a new product or business
  • An announcement, exhibition or sales proposal is approaching
  • Wanting to turn a technical strength into competitive advantage
  • Considering how to connect an R&D theme to the business
02
LAUNCH / COLLABORATION

Launch & collaboration

Going to market or working with a partner creates new decisions before and after the move.

  • Launching a product or service
  • Starting joint development, an alliance or outsourced work
  • Choosing a brand name or product design
  • Sharing technical information with business partners more often
03
GROWTH / EXPANSION

Growth & expansion

Deciding how—and how far—to expand a growing business.

  • Expanding overseas or into new markets
  • Seeking further growth in sales or market share
  • Expanding alliance or licensing options
  • Turning competitive advantage into the next stage of growth
04
COMPETITION / MATURITY

Competition & maturity

As a market matures, simply protecting what you have may no longer be enough.

  • More competitors or similar products are appearing
  • Market share is being lost and sales have begun to decline
  • The difference from competitors is becoming less clear
  • Wanting to review whether existing IP is still helping the business
05
RENEWAL / NEXT GROWTH

Renewal & next growth

When building the next growth engine, the way IP is held and managed may also need to change.

  • Creating a new growth engine or business domain
  • Using technology or brands in other businesses
  • Reviewing existing rights and maintenance costs
  • Changing the way IP work and internal processes are handled
ANY STAGE

Issues that can arise at any stage.

Warnings from other companies, suspected copying or infringement, joint-development or contract disputes, and leaks of confidential information can arise at any stage. Please contact us whenever they do.

Three areas of support

Plan the direction.Create and protect rights.Support ongoing IP work.

RiZ combines these three areas according to the issue at hand. We do not stop at discussion or procedure alone; we connect the decision to the practical work that follows.

PLAN

ORGANIZATIONRiz Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Plan the direction

What should be protected? Patent or secrecy? Which countries are worth filing in? We compare practical approaches in light of the business plan, disclosure timing, competitive environment and budget.

  • Clarify what to protect and why
  • Compare filing, secrecy, disclosure, contracts and other options
  • Consider countries, timing, methods and cost

PROTECT

ORGANIZATIONRiz International Patent Office

Create and protect rights

Based on the chosen direction, we design rights with the essence of the invention and its business use in mind, then carry out the required procedures.

  • Understanding inventions and designing rights
  • Domestic and foreign filings and prosecution
  • Appeals and other patent-office proceedings

SUPPORT

ORGANIZATIONRiz Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Support ongoing IP work

We support searches, matter management, internal rules, coordination with patent counsel and other day-to-day IP work so the function continues to operate effectively.

  • Review IP policy and work processes
  • Practical support for searches and competitor analysis
  • Support for matter management and internal operations
OrganizationsSee the roles of our two organizations

Common concerns

14 commonconsultation themes

We have organized the practical IP work that often arises in the business situations above into four areas and 14 themes. Use this map to see what may need to be considered or carried out.

Corporate IP practice
01–04

Inventions & rights

  1. 01Identifying and evaluating inventions
  2. 02Rights strategy and filing decisions
  3. 03Foreign filings and international IP matters
  4. 04Using existing patents and other IP
05–07

Policy & decisions

  1. 05Connecting IP policy with business and management
  2. 06Choosing among filing, secrecy, disclosure and other options
  3. 07Considering IP investment, including countries, timing and cost
08–10

Searches & risk

  1. 08IP searches and competitor analysis
  2. 09Third-party rights and IP risk
  3. 10IP in joint development and contracts
11–14

Organization & operations

  1. 11Practical support for IP teams and personnel
  2. 12Building and reviewing IP work processes
  3. 13Roles and collaboration with patent counsel
  4. 14Continuity of IP people and organizational capability

Start from the issue

Start by telling us
what is happening now.

Whether a product announcement is approaching, you are unsure how broadly to file overseas, or your IP work is simply not keeping up, tell us the situation in your own words. Through the conversation, we will clarify the support needed and which RiZ organization should handle it.

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