This journal provides a forum for essays, papers and other achivements about intellectual property management.

Contents
Prefatory Notes
Enlarging a Worldwide Network of Patent Attorneys　【PDF:519KB】 Takashi Tsuno	2
Innovation and Intellectual Property　【PDF:544KB】 Kimiaki Suzuki	4
Contributed Papers
How to Utilize a Patent in Innovation　【PDF:452KB】 Sunao Ishihara	6
Innovation and Creativity　【PDF:448KB】 Masaaki Miyatake	8
Innovation and Intellectual Property Management　【PDF:529KB】 Yasunori Haruta	10
The Creative Economy and Intellectual Property　【PDF:494KB】 Ea Roo Kang	12
Completion of the Strategic Patent Portfolio　【PDF:497KB】 Uwe Borchert	14
How Objectives of Patent Protection Affect Patent Strategy　【PDF:488KB】 George Anthony Smith, Jr.	16
Patent Application Strategy for Business Models　【PDF:503KB】 Thomas Daub	18
Protection Strategies for Business Methods　【PDF:444KB】 Stephen Haley	20
U.S. Prioritized Examination　【PDF:433KB】 Jason A. Sandars	22
Triple IP Strategy for Germany　【PDF:528KB】 Dr. Thomas Schlief	24
Original Papers
Case Study:Design of Cigarette Package　【PDF:3.6MB】 (Errata from printed version) Kimiaki Suzuki	34
Accelerated Examination before Publication:its Effectiveness　【PDF:361KB】 Kitaru Kato	44
Challenging Emerging Asia on IP　【PDF:495KB】 Takeharu Hirabayashi	46
Importance of Cooperation between Patent Specialists　【PDF:492KB】 Makoto Hoshi	48
Paper Competition
The 5th Annual Competition of Towa Nagisa Institute of Intellectual Property:Results	50
Worldwide Legal Protection of Invention:from the Viewpoint of IP Strategy Sayuri Noma	51
Call for Papers:the 6th Annual Competition of Towa Nagisa Institute of Intellectual Property	64
Report on Towa Intellectual Property Seminar	65
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management　【PDF:472KB】 Takashi Tsuno	66