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掲載巻(発行年) / 号 / 頁 6巻(2006年) / 1号 / 18頁
論文区分 論説
論文名 Trust System Under the Revised Trust Business Law and Intellectual Property Management
著者 知的財産マネジメント第1委員会
抄録 As a result of the revision of the Trust Business Law, intellectual property has become acceptable
as trust property, and it has become possible for entities other than financial institutions to conduct
trust business, which was essentially impossible in the past. Furthermore, the revision contains
special measures opening the way for intellectual property management within business groups with
the use of the trust system. The types of intellectual property management carried out within business
groups can be roughly divided into two, the “centralized management system” in which intellectual
property rights and management functions are concentrated in the parent company, and the “decentralized
management system” in which each member company holds and manages its intellectual property
independently. From an interview survey targeting selected companies, we found that companies
actually employ various management systems while trying to make up for the disadvantages of the
centralized system and the decentralized system, although problems still remain. In this text, we will
review the awareness among companies of the use of the trust system for intellectual property management
within business groups, and point out that the trust-based management system will be an
effective means to realize flexible intellectual property management depending on the actual situation
in each business group. We also address the use of the trust system for purposes other than intellectual
property management within business groups.
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