R2B+P Strategy
Intellectual Property Strategy
Creating Intellectual Property to Raise Business Competitiveness
Kaneka places great importance on intellectual property as the foundation for creating valuable solutions that benefit society.
To create high-value-added patents that enhance our competitive edge and support future business, we are implementing an intellectual property strategy centered on human resources development, encouraging innovation, promoting DX, and renewing our intellectual property portfolio.
Initiatives for New Value Creation
By combining human ingenuity with digital technology, we aim to leverage intellectual property in alignment with our business strategy.
Going forward, we will continue to strengthen support to help maximize the value of technology and ideas.
Intellectual Property Education Contributing to Value Creation
We aim to enhance researchers’ ability to generate ideas and build businesses by strengthening their intellectual property literacy. We also believe that active intellectual property management is the key to creating value in alignment with our business strategy. We provide young employees with opportunities to systematically learn the basics of the patent system and the application process. In addition, we provide training for leaders to develop the skills needed to formulate and execute intellectual property strategies. Furthermore, we conduct workshops on how to utilize intellectual property information to support business strategies, helping participants acquire practical skills.
Overview of IP Education Program
Fostering a Culture to Motivate Inventions
Inventions are not only the culmination of individual creativity, but also the source of a company’s technical capability and competitiveness. The president presents awards to inventors who have made significant contributions, recognizing their outstanding achievements. In addition to this, we are working to boost inventors’ motivation through a comprehensive rewards program and intellectual property training, and these efforts are steadily yielding tangible results.
Number of Inventors
Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
When determining whether to retain a patent, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of each patent by assessing its contribution to the Company’s technology and business, its maintenance costs, and its objective quality.
We will identify patents that contribute to our future business growth, conduct appropriate portfolio reviews to promote renewal, and build an efficient and robust intellectual property portfolio.
Idea Generation Using DX
We have independently developed a patent search system that leverages DX tools and provide it to R2B+P members.
This system begins with the formulation of ideas and, through comparison with prior technologies, helps refine concepts and explore new directions.
This has made it possible to make decisions based on richer, more objective information, in addition to the engineers’ intuition and experience. Going forward, we will continue to increase the speed and quality of intellectual creation activities.
