IPCC Profile
Making Japan an intellectual property power
The IPCC was founded under the business philosophy of “Contributing toward Japan becoming an intellectual property-based nation” and has been building a much-needed system and performing important roles. The IPCC, which started as a small organization having only 16 staff members, has grown into the biggest patent search agency in Japan having more than 1,400 staff members. The IPCC will continue to help the JPO provide “the world’s fastest and best quality” patent examination services through our contribution to prior art searches and patent application classification, etc. in order to “Contributing toward Japan becoming an intellectual property-based nation.”
IPCC Profile
| Name | Industrial Property Cooperation Center (IPCC) |
|---|---|
| Representative | Takashi Suzuki, President |
| Foundation date | December 3, 1985 |
| Basic fund | 1.4 billion yen |
| Headquarters | Fukagawa Gatharia W3 Building, 1-2-15 Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo Phone: 03-6665-7850 (main) FAX: 03-6665-7890 |
| Number of staff members | 1,478 (as of April 2022) |
| Core business | [Prior art searches] (1) Prior art searches outsourced by the JPO as a part of the patent examination process (2) Prior art searches conducted by the IPCC as a registered search organization upon request from an applicant, etc. [Patent classification business] [Business for public interest purposes] |
