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

Contents
Prefatory Note
The IP Paradigm Shift in Japan　【PDF:342KB】 Takashi Tsuno	2
Intellectual Property and Competitive Edge　【PDF:278KB】 Kimiaki Suzuki	6
Contributed Papers
Global Competition and Intellectual Property　【PDF:199KB】 Takashi Yokokura	8
Competitive Advantage in the Global Market from a U.S. Point of View　【PDF:225KB】 George Anthony Smith, Jr.	10
IP-rights Stimulate the Economy　【PDF:194KB】 Uwe R. Borchert	12
How Do IPs Comtribute to Global Competitiveness　【PDF:238KB】 Ea Roo Kang	14
Intellectual Property Rights As a Tool to Increase Global Reach　【PDF:172KB】 Stephen Haley	16
Chances and Risks of Global IP Investments　【PDF:267KB】 Thomas Schlief	18
Market for IP Rights as a Competitive Edge　【PDF:226KB】 Thomas Daub	20
Regulation for Invention by an Employee in China is Prospected　【PDF:293KB】 Dan Jin	22
Using Trademarks to Expand the Scope of Product Design Protection　【PDF:186KB】 Tracey Harrach	24
Letter from Thailand　【PDF:180KB】 Masafumi Iguchi	26
Original Papers
Patent Strategies in the Global Market: What Should Machine Element Manufacturers Do?　【PDF:165KB】 Masaaki Miyatake	28
IP Strategy and Taxation Risk in the Global Market　【PDF:247KB】 Yasunori Haruta	30
An Introduction of the Revised Examination Standard of Requirements of Unity of an Invention and the Shift Amendment Restriction　【PDF:577KB】 Kitaru Kato	32
Does the Publication of the Blacklist Reduce Infringements of IP Rights?　【PDF:188KB】 Zhiqiang Jing	43
The Enhancement of the PPH　【PDF:247KB】 Takeharu Hirabayashi	44
IP Policy for Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan　【PDF:321KB】 Kouji Ikeya	48
Call for Papers: the 5th Annual Competition of Towa Nagisa Institute of Intellectual Property	54
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management　【PDF:128KB】 Takashi Tsuno	57