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Publication: Japan Inc.

Publication Date: 01-MAR-08

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An interesting trend in IP

Several weeks ago, two representatives of a major Japanese financial group came to see me with an unusual request. As many readers will know, our sister company Japan Inc Holdings does market entry and venture funding consulting, and our services are in particular demand by foreign firms with great Intellectual Property (IP) but no clue, and often no cash, to get the IP into Japan. Usually, the challenge for our team is to find interested partners and get them to commit cash and resources to getting that IP productive in Japan. But that was before the visit by the two gentlemen in question.

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