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intellectual property rights held by third parties, recognizes that the intellectual property rights held by the Company (patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, etc.) are important assets, and strives to maintain and protect those rights.</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="/en/sustainability/governance/compliance/standard.html" class="link" data-parts="typography"><span>Daicel Group Ethical Standards (1-viii "Protection of Intellectual Property")</span></a> </p>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Investing in Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets</span> </h2> </div> <p data-parts="typography">With the basic philosophy of remaining a company that makes lives better by co-creating value, the Daicel Group invests in intellectual property and other intangible assets in order to continue providing value. At the same time, we remain committed to meeting the needs of society while sharing a philosophy that transcends the limitations of companies and industries.</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="/en/innovation/ip/intangible-investment.html" class="link" data-parts="typography"><span>Investing in Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets</span></a> </p>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Internal system related to intellectual property</span> </h2> </div> <p data-parts="typography">In the Intellectual Property Center, under the slogan of "Proactive IP," we are engaged in intellectual property activities led by an intellectual property activity team consisting of (1) Business and Planning Divisions, (2) the Research & Development Division, and (3) the Intellectual Property Center. By "creating" and "exploiting" intellectual properties, we support our monozukuri manufacturing, and by "combining" intellectual properties, we promote innovations that lead to new business creation, enhance Daicel's brand power, and bolster business of the Daicel Group. As clarified in Daicel's "Accelerate 2025" Mid-term Management Strategy, along with "Research" and "Development," we will strengthen intellectual property activities as one of the means to accelerate "Innovation and Business Development."</p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Intellectual Property Center's Vision</span> </h4> </div> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/innovation/ip/img/index_im01.png" alt="" class="figure__img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Intellectual Property Activity Team</span> </h4> </div> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/innovation/ip/img/index_im02.png" alt="" class="figure__img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> <p data-parts="typography">Approximately 35 intellectual property activity teams in Daicel and its group companies are involved in the certification of inventions, decision-making on whether to file a patent application for an invention or keep it as confidential know-how, patenting, judgments on the necessity of patent maintenance, patent exploitation, examination and avoidance of possible infringement of other companies' patents, and response to patent litigation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Applying Patent Analysis to Operational Systems</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">Under the process of developing new businesses or products, Daicel conducts an analysis and confirmation of patents using our proprietary system, the Patent Analysis and Confirmation System (PACS). Through this process, we confirm that our products do not infringe on any third party intellectual property rights and ensure efficient and reliable promotion of the new technological developments that drive the success of the Company.</p> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Innovation and Business Development under the Mid-Term Management Strategy, "Accelerate 2025"</span> </h4> </div> <figure class="figure text-center pc-hidden" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/innovation/ip/img/index_im03.png" alt="" class="figure__img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> <figure class="figure text-center pc-hidden" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/innovation/ip/img/index_im04.png" alt="" class="figure__img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> <figure class="figure text-center sp-hidden" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/innovation/ip/img/index_im05.png" alt="" class="figure__img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="/en/plan/" class="link" data-parts="typography"><span>Mid-Term Management Strategy</span></a> </p>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Promoting the IP Landscape, "a Compass for Management, Business and Research"</span> </h2> </div> <p data-parts="typography">In 2019, Daicel's Intellectual Property Center established a dedicated team to promote IP Landscape (IPL), and in 2022 this IPL team was reorganized to incorporate all our IP staff and positioned our IPL as a fundamental part of all Daicel's intellectual property activities. By IPL, we mean "to tap into all available information, not only intellectual property but also technologies, papers, markets, companies, politics, laws, etc. so that we can visualize the situation in which Daicel's management, business, and research are placed, and plot a path to ensure these activities are successful." Based on this idea, we view an IPL as "a compass for management, business, and research" and promoting our activities.<br>In addition, since these activities cannot be achieved by the Intellectual Property Center alone, we are proceeding in close cooperation with relevant divisions on individual specific R&D themes and business planning themes. Now that the awareness of our IPL is growing within our company, this IPL is beginning to play a role in the decision-making of each business unit. We are making efforts every day so that our IPL can help open doors to the future of Daicel.</p>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Human Resources Development</span> </h2> </div> <p data-parts="typography">We are working to improve the intellectual property literacy of our engineers through a human resources development program implemented in collaboration between the Intellectual Property Center and Personnel Group.</p> <div class="contents"> <ol class="list list-order" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><span class="list__mark">1</span>Implementation of rank-specific training (new employees, mid-career employees, new managers)</li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><span class="list__mark">2</span>Provision of e-learning (protection of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and know-how; patent search and analysis, etc.)</li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><span class="list__mark">3</span>Introduction of "Intellectual Property Management Technician Grade 3" qualification as one of the requirements for promotion to managerial positions in engineering departments</li> </ol> </div>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Activity Results</span> </h2> </div> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Participation in WIPO GREEN</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">The Daicel Group has registered its environment-related technologies with "WIPO GREEN," an environment-related technology exchange platform operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is a specialized agency of the United Nations, aiming to contribute to "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."<br>Having been a "partner" in WIPO GREEN since April 2020, Daicel's initiatives are also introduced on the following page of the Patent Office's website.</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/green.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>Japan Patent Office Website: Collaboration with WIPO GREEN</span></a> </p> <div class="contents"> <div class="collapse-wrap" data-parts="collapse"> <div class="collapse" data-parts="collapse__elm"> <div class="collapse__trigger btn active"> <div class="collapse__title" data-parts="collapse__elm">Daicel's patents registered with WIPO GREEN</div> <div class="collapse__icon"><span class="sr-only">Toggle button</span></div> </div> <div class="collapse__detail"> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-note text-right" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><span class="list__mark">*</span>As of June 2024.</li> </ul> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">Naturally derived and biodegradable cellulose acetate spherical particles (BELLOCEA®) <ul class="list list-link list-nested" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/148700?query=daicel&type=BASIC&pagination.page=0&pagination.size=10&sort.0.field=ALL&sort.0.direction=DESC&queryFilters.0.field=SOURCE&queryFilters.0.value=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Spherical cellulose acetate beads for the alternatve of micro plastic beads</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm">Adhesive-free joining technology for dissimilar materials such as metals and resins (DLAMP®) <ul class="list list-link list-nested" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/149135?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&query=&pagination.page=0&pagination.size=10&&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Adhesive-free joining technology for dissimilar materials</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm">Wastewater treatment system and its operation method <ul class="list list-link list-nested" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/146431?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&query=&pagination.page=0&pagination.size=10&&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Tubular RO/NF membrane module for wastewater treatment</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm">Chromic acid free plating <ul class="list list-link list-nested" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/9907?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&queryFilters.1.field=SOURCE&queryFilters.1.value=1&query=&pagination.size=10&pagination.page=0&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC&" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Hexavalent Chromium free plating technology for metal plating of thermoplastic resin</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm">Catalyst for conducting chemical reactions under mild conditions <ul class="list list-link list-nested" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/9921?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&queryFilters.1.field=SOURCE&queryFilters.1.value=1&query=&pagination.size=10&pagination.page=0&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC&" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Process for producing cyclic N-hydroxy imide compounds</span></a> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/9905?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&queryFilters.1.field=SOURCE&queryFilters.1.value=1&query=&pagination.size=10&pagination.page=0&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC&" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Catalyst comprising cyclic acylurea compounds and processes for production organic compounds with the same</span></a> </li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"> <a href="https://wipogreen.wipo.int/wipogreen-database/articles/9904?type=BASIC&queryFilters.0.field=COMPANY&queryFilters.0.value=DAICEL%20CORPORATION&queryFilters.1.field=SOURCE&queryFilters.1.value=1&query=&pagination.size=10&pagination.page=0&sort.0.field=CREATED_AT&sort.0.direction=DESC&" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>WIPO GREEN DATABASE:Catalyst comprised of n-substituted cyclic imides and processes for preparing organic compounds with the catalyst</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Utilization of Intellectual Property in Standardization</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">A quantification method of sparkle phenomenon on displays*, which was jointly developed with Komatsu NTC Ltd., was adopted as Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) under the title of "Determination of magnitude of display sparkle" (JIS C 1006) on December 20, 2019.<br>The method and equipment to numerically calculate sparkle have been patented as "Equipment and Method of Determining Sparkle" (JP Patent No. 6294904), and Daicel and Komatsu have announced they will license this patent on reasonable and non-discriminatory ("RAND") terms.</p> <ul class="list list-note" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><span class="list__mark">*</span>A phenomenon in which the uneven structure of anti-glare display surface diffuses the light emitted from the display, causing sparkle of the screen.</li> </ul> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="/en/news/2019/20191220_284.html" class="link" data-parts="typography"><span>Daicel's "Determination of magnitude of display sparkle" Established as JIS</span></a> </p>  </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv2 text-center" data-parts="typography"> <h2> <span class="heading__label">Awards</span> </h2> </div> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Intellectual Property Achievement Awards</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">In 2018, Daicel received the Commissioner of the Patent Office Awards at the "Intellectual Property Achievement Awards" organized by the Japan Patent Office of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which recognizes individuals and companies that have contributed to the development of Japan's intellectual property rights system.<br>The award recognized that [1] business, research & development, and intellectual property divisions are working together, [2] the optical resolution device (chiral separation) for pharmaceutical development, which was commercialized through industry-academia collaboration, enjoys the largest share of the business market thanks to the use of related intellectual properties, and [3] Daicel is helping to improve the productivity of domestic industries and strengthen their international competitiveness by licensing the "Intellectual Integrated Production System" called the "Daicel Way."</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/koho/tizai_koro/h30_tizai_kourou.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>Japan Patent Office Website: About 2018 Intellectual Property Achievement Awards (in Japanese)</span></a> </p> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">The Intellectual Property Association of Japan Industrial Achievement Award</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">In 2018, Daicel received the 15th Industrial Achievement Award from the Intellectual Property Association of Japan, which honors corporations for their outstanding achievements in intellectual property activities.<br>The award recognizes Daicel's efforts to promote collaboration among business, R&D, and intellectual property divisions, and for proposing this model to industry. Among others, the model was highly evaluated because it can be applied regardless of company size and it also has the potential to be applied in industry-academia collaboration.</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="https://www.ipaj.org/aboutus/hyosyo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>Intellectual Property Association of Japan website: The Intellectual Property Association of Japan Industrial Achievement Award (in Japanese)</span></a> </p> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4> <span class="heading__label">Local Commendations for Invention</span> </h4> </div> <p data-parts="typography">Daicel has been awarded Local Commendations for Invention by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for four straight years since 2017.</p> <div class="contents"> <div class="collapse-wrap" data-parts="collapse"> <div class="collapse" data-parts="collapse__elm"> <div class="collapse__trigger btn active"> <div class="collapse__title" data-parts="collapse__elm">Award-winning patents</div> <div class="collapse__icon"><span class="sr-only">Toggle button</span></div> </div> <div class="collapse__detail"> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2023</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Tow band for electronic cigarette tips (JP Patent No. 7155282)</li> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br>Transparent laminate film for learning device with a pad to write and memorize (JP Patent No. 6258249)</li> </ul> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2022</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Cellulose diacetate for retardation film (JP Patent No. 4774121)</li> </ul> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2021</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Improvement of work environment for manufacturing TAC film (JP Patent No. 5517409)</li> </ul> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2020</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Japan Patent Attorneys Association Presidential Award and the Achievement Award at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Biodegradable Cellulose Acetate Particles and Cosmetic Product (JP Patent No. 6609726)</li> </ul> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="http://koueki.jiii.or.jp/hyosho/chihatsu/R2/jusho_chugoku/detail/benrishi.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-blank" data-parts="typography"><span>Presidential Prize, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Website of the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation</span></a> </p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br>Flange Tightening Skill Testing Device (JP Patent No. 6166222)</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2019</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Cellulose acetate production by two-stage pulp disintegration (JP Patent No. 5816395)</li> </ul> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br>Rubber & nylon composite sheet (JP Patent No. 5466928)</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2018</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Chugoku Commendations for Invention<br>Fiber oil emulsion and its production method (JP Patent No. 4754307)</li> </ul> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br> Resource-saving and energy-saving acetic acid production method (JP Patent No. 5662269)</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p data-parts="typography" class="font-weight-bold">FY2017</p> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation Chairman's Award at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br>Gas generating device for airbags (JP Patent No. 3220443)</li> </ul> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Commendations for Invention<br>Anti-glare film (JP Patent No. 4377578)</li> </ul> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm">The Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kanto Commendations for Invention<br>Polyglycerin, polyglycerol fatty acid ester (JP Patent No. 4540482)<br>Zero retardation TAC film (JP Patent No. 4108077)</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="heading heading-lv5" data-parts="typography"> <h5> <span class="heading__label">Related News Releases</span> </h5> </div> <div class="contents"> <ul class="list list-bullet" data-parts="typography"> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2023/20231225_919.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Received the Invention Encouragement Prize in 2023 at the Chugoku Local Commendations for Invention for "Tow band for electronic cigarette tips" (December 25, 2023) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2023/20231225_918.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Received the Invention Encouragement Prize in 2023 at the Kinki Local Commendations for Invention for "Transparent laminate film for learning device with a pad to write and memorize" (December 25, 2023) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2024/20240213_935.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Registered BELLOCEA® and DLAMP® patents in "WIPO GREEN" (February 13, 2024) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/assets/pdf/20221121.pdf" class="link link-pdf link-inline" target="_blank" data-parts="typography"><span>Received the Invention Encouragement Prize in 2022 at the Chugoku Local Commendations for Invention for "Cellulose diacetate for retardation film" (November 21, 2022) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2022/20221115_757.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Engaged in an exchange of views with the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (Executive Meeting between the JPO and Daicel; November 15, 2022) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2022/20220111_626.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Engaged in an exchange of views with the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (Executive Meeting between the JPO and Daicel; January 11, 2022) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/assets/pdf/20211012.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="link link-pdf link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Received the Invention Encouragement Prize in 2021 at the Chugoku Local Commendations for Invention for "Improvement of the TAC Film Manufacturing Work Environment" (October 12, 2021) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2021/20210701_528.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Notice regarding appeal of final and binding judgement for a Patent Infringement Injunction (Finalization of Winning Case; July 1, 2021) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/news/2020/20201105_427.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>Received the Invention Encouragement Prize at the Kinki Local Commendations for Invention for "Flange Tightening Skill Testing Device" (D-BOLVIS®) (November 5, 2020) (in Japanese)</span></a></li> <li data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="/en/news/2020/20201012_420.html" class="link link-inline" data-parts="typography"><span>"Biodegradable Cellulose Acetate Particles and Cosmetic Product" wins "Presidential Award 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