Strategies for R&D and intellectual property learned from case studies – keyword for strengthening technological competitiveness Online publication date: Tue, 09-Jun-2009
by Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy (IJFIP), Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009
Abstract: The following article, translated by Takeshi Hishinuma, presents key concepts obtained from case studies of seven global Japanese companies, achieving worldwide success mainly between 1970 and 1990. These companies have developed successful technologies and knowledge with their efficient intellectual property management. Japan, which had been notorious for copying Western technology and knowledge until the 1980s, succeeded in creating significantly advanced technologies through strenuous efforts towards indigenous intellectual assets. Naturally, companies that were surveyed disclosed only a part of their key know-how, even though the introduced technologies were relatively old. The surveyed technologies and their analysis seem to suggest that essential elements of intellectual property management enabled the creation of new technologies and knowledge industries. The analysis may suggest the process of how developing countries change due to knowledge economy.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy (IJFIP):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook