MITSUBA aims to be a company that continues to grow by creating and utilizing intellectual property to protect not only its products but also its business.
MITSUBA manages and operates its intellectual property under the system set out in the "Intellectual Property Management Regulations" under the leadership of the person responsible for intellectual property (Business Management Executive Officer in charge).
MITSUBA understands its own positioning by visualizing its own and other companies’ intellectual property information. Moreover, both the intellectual property and the business/development departments collaborate with each other from the early stages of development, aiming to acquire broad and strong patent rights, sharing intellectual property issues early, and minimizing intellectual property risks. We also respect the rights of other companies and respond appropriately.
MITSUBA has secured a sustainable competitive advantage by protecting its unique technologies, including its core competence in brushless motor technology, with a strategic patent portfolio. These intellectual properties are utilized to grow and expand existing businesses through multilateral analysis of the IP landscape and also contribute to the launch of new businesses and external collaborations by creating innovation.
In particular, the development of brushless motors has made it possible to extend the lifespan and improve noise reduction by eliminating brushes and has also led to technological innovations that take SDGs into consideration, such as realizing carbon neutrality and improving compatibility with EVs.
MITSUBA closely cooperates with technical centers at overseas Group companies to collect and analyze patent information in each country. This global patent information is disseminated to relevant departments within the company in a timely manner and is used as important information for decision-making in technological development and business strategy planning. We also work with local engineers to appropriately acquire rights for inventions created by our overseas group companies and actively promote the acquisition of global patents that consider the legal systems and market characteristics of each country. This allows MITSUBA to secure technological superiority around the world and strengthen its competitiveness through intellectual property.
MITSUBA provides systematic education to employees to ensure that the importance of intellectual property is understood and disseminated throughout the company. Through practical training incorporating group work, we provide education on basic knowledge such as the significance of obtaining a patent and the importance of respecting the rights of others, as well as invention creation methods for producing higher quality patents. Furthermore, we utilize e-learning to enable learning regardless of time or place, and provide stratified education according to the employee's stage of development, such as when they join the company, in their second year, or at leadership level. Through this type of education, we are continuously strengthening our efforts to develop human resources who can utilize intellectual property from both technical and business perspectives.
Training of employees in their second year with the company
MITSUBA has introduced an invention reward system as an incentive to actively encourage employees to create inventions and obtain patent rights.
Specifically, we reward inventors for their contributions to intellectual property activities by offering them a monetary reward when they file and register a patent. Furthermore, if an invention is used as a product in business, we provide rewards according to the results, and we have established a system to fairly evaluate the value that the practical application of technology brings. Through these systems, we aim to draw out the creativity of our employees and strengthen our intellectual property-based corporate competitiveness.
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