Japan Patent Office Brings IP Support Programs To SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026
The booth puts the patent office's startup-facing programs in front of founders directly, showing how the agency is routing IP support through venture capital and contract templates rather than waiting for startups to seek it out.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The Japan Patent Office used SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 to promote three startup support programs: IP BASE, an intellectual property community for startups; VC-IPAS, which dispatches IP experts to venture capital firms; and the Model Contracts for Promoting Open Innovation. Six companies that received IP Acceleration Program support previously appeared at the booth, including Aeronext and Genics on April 27.
Three programs shared the booth: IP BASE, VC-IPAS, and the Model Contracts for Promoting Open Innovation. VC-IPAS dispatches IP experts to venture capital firms that invest in startups, with the aim of working intellectual property into investment decisions and portfolio support. The OI Model Contracts are published reference templates for contracts between startups and large companies, with editions covering New Materials, AI, University/University-launched Venture, and University/Operating Company, all downloadable from the Japan Patent Office's Open Innovation Portal.
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