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I started a startup and small business, but I don't know how to increase sales, and I would like to know what I should do for the company to take off! I want to become independent and start my own business in the future, but I want to learn how to create a valuable business. We are holding a study session to address such needs. In the fifth session, we will conduct a study session on how startups and small businesses can succeed in rural areas. The speakers will be Mr. Kanzaki, who is well-known as "Laundry Hakase" in neighboring Nagasaki, and Mr. Nagao, who comes from a banking background and conducts entrepreneurship education in the region. Mr. Kanzaki has automated a long-established cleaning business, programmed a system comparable to Amazon, and achieved branding as Laundry Hakase. Mr. Nagao supported Mr. Kanzaki and is also engaged in entrepreneurship education in Nagasaki, currently being a leading researcher in this field. He will talk about the realities and challenges of entrepreneurship education in rural areas! Additionally, Mr. Oyama from Coatolie, who learned from both of them, will also be speaking. Please be sure to watch!

We have started a short video series for those who want to quickly understand the relationship between intellectual property and business! This series will explain examples of how intellectual property (especially patents, trademarks, and designs) significantly impacts businesses, including past cases. The content is based solely on highly-rated explanations from seminars over the past 10 years. Please feel free to watch below.

I started a startup and small business, but I don't know how to increase sales, and I would like to know what I should do to make the company thrive from now on! I want to become independent and start my own business in the future, but I want to know how to create a valuable business. We will hold a study session this year to address such needs. The fourth session will be a study meeting on how startups and small businesses can succeed through contracts. For example, how do you determine the terms of a contract for a product created in collaboration with another company? We will discuss what matters should be decided when licensing your services to other companies. The lecturer will be none other than the luxurious and top-ranked intellectual property lawyer in the Toyo Keizai lawyer ranking, Mr. Hisho Yamamoto. Additionally, the hope of young lawyers in Fukuoka, Mr. Shun Yanagida, will also be speaking. Mr. Yamamoto will participate remotely, while Mr. Yanagida and the moderator, Mr. Ogi, will be at XOSSPOINT. The study session will be held remotely, but please make sure to visit XOSSPOINT! ↓Join remotely here↓ https://meet.google.com/bxr-zzha-tdj

Our firm was featured in the October issue of "Nikkei Trendy," released on September 4, 2024. Our Fukuoka office was highlighted as a reliable patent office with extensive experience in patent, design, trademark, and utility model applications for important products. We are the only patent office in the region specializing in supporting DX-related startups, and we will continue to support local companies that are changing the world with their technological capabilities.

Patent examination completed in 22 days from the patent application! It was granted within a month. We have set a new record for our office. We requested expedited examination (standard) to have it reviewed quickly by the Patent Office, but even so, it is surprising that it became a patent within a month of application. It feels like the Japan Patent Office's examination speed is increasing.

We will be holding a seminar in Miyazaki! 1. Strengthening the earning power of companies and utilizing intellectual property 2. Market development utilizing your company's strengths Continuing from last year, I will be in charge of the intellectual property seminar in Miyakonojo organized by the Miyazaki Prefecture Business Promotion Division! I will explain the relationship between intellectual property and marketing based on local success stories! As the external environment changes rapidly, it is essential for sustainable growth to correctly understand the differentiating factors (core technologies) of your products and services, as well as to engage in efforts to create innovation. This seminar aims to provide a platform for core companies in the prefecture to understand their core technologies, explore and delve into market needs, and connect this understanding to commercialization.

I want to become independent and start my own business in the future, but I want to know how to create a valuable business. We are holding a study session to meet that need. In the third session, we will learn about how startups and small businesses can thrive with their ideas. The instructors include five of Japan's leading experts in ideas! The main speaker, Hiroki Kashima from Nihonbashi Intellectual Property Comprehensive Office, along with Masamune Oshiya from the patent attorney firm IPX, are the organizers of the well-known YouTube channel "Intellectual Property Practice Online" in the intellectual property industry, and both are renowned patent attorneys in Japan. Additionally, Takahiko Hirose, the representative of the consulting team from Itoshima and Amakusa and the CIO advisor for Reihoku Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, will give a lecture on thriving ideas from a consulting perspective. After that, patent attorney Motohiko Matsumoto from Hiroshima and patent attorney Kosuke Shimoi from Saga will join us to discuss what constitutes a thriving idea, whether patents are necessary for success, and examples of ideas that thrived because they had patents. This time, everyone will come to Kumamoto for the on-site lecture, so please be sure to visit XOSS POINT.

I will explain the relationship between intellectual property and marketing based on successful examples. In a rapidly changing external environment, it is essential for sustainable growth to correctly understand the differentiating factors (core technologies) of one's own products and services, as well as to engage in efforts to create innovation. This seminar aims to serve as a starting point for core companies in the prefecture to understand their core technologies, explore and delve into market needs, and connect these insights to commercialization.

It has been officially decided that Imura Securities Co., Ltd., which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard, will receive support from the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry for the fiscal year through the Subsidy Program for Intellectual Property Activities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Intellectual Property Support Program for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises). Our firm, Socidea Intellectual Property Office, will provide support for industry-academia collaboration, including an intellectual property investigation report. Imura Securities Co., Ltd. has started a project to promote industry-academia collaboration and intellectual property creation through the "Local Securities Company Collaboration Consortium." Our office will provide support from the perspective of intellectual property to universities, startups, and companies involved in this consortium. We aim to provide industry-academia collaboration support that will be beneficial to companies in regions such as Hokuriku, Kyushu, Nagano, and Shikoku.

I started a startup and small business, but I don't know how to increase sales, and I would like to know what I should do to make the company thrive from now on! I want to become independent and start my own business in the future, but I want to know how to create a valuable business. We will hold a study session this year to address such needs. In the second session, we will study how startups and small businesses can successfully raise funds. Our instructor, Masayuki Matsunaga, is well-versed in the funding situation of startups in Kyushu and various parts of Japan, and he has a strong passion for this topic, which is why we invited him as a speaker. Additionally, we will discuss cash management for startups with Manami Oyama from Koatelier, a well-known startup from Kumamoto, to gather her insights on cash handling until the company takes off. Please look forward to it! This time, Mr. Matsunaga will be giving a lecture on-site, so please be sure to come to XOSS POINT.

I started a startup and small business, but I don't know how to increase sales, and I would like to know what I should do to make the company thrive from now on! I want to become independent and start my own business in the future, but I want to learn how to create a valuable business. We will hold a study session this year to address such needs. The first session will focus on how startups and small businesses can successfully collaborate with large companies. Our instructor, Kenjiro Suzuki, was involved in a project related to the Patent Office (INPIT) last year that facilitated collaboration between large corporations and startups, achieving impressive results, which is why we invited him as a speaker. Additionally, we will have Manami Ooyama from Koatelier, a well-known startup from Kumamoto, share successful and unsuccessful case studies of corporate collaboration among Kumamoto-based startups, discussing methods to achieve collaboration with large companies and business strategies that won't falter during partnerships. Please look forward to it! Mr. Suzuki's lecture will be conducted remotely, but we will have a Q&A session, so please be sure to join us at XOSS POINT.