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

■15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management	2
■Prefatory Note
In Celebration of the Publication of the Special Commemorative Issue : The Horizon of Intellectual Property Activities and Towa’s Aspirations Takashi Tsuno	4
In Celebration of the Publication of the Special Commemorative Issue of the Journal of Towa Institute of Intellectual Property Kimiaki Suzuki	6
The Role and Evolution of a Specialized IP Firm in a Time of Transformation Hiroaki Tsuno	8
■History of this journal	11
■Chronological Table of Developments in IP	15
■Articles published in this journal	59
■Introduction to TOWA Groupe	98