General Incorporated Foundation for Intellectual Property Research and Education Presents Awards for “July 31: Intellectual Property Learning Day”

The Intellectual Property Research and Education Foundation (a general incorporated foundation based in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Chairman: Nobuhiro Nakayama) has established the “July 31: ‘Day for Learning About Intellectual Property’” Awards with the aim of encouraging young people to learn about intellectual property and supporting the development of the next generation of talent. The Foundation has now selected and announced the recipients for Reiwa 8.

[About the “Intellectual Property Learning Day” Awards] https://ip-edu.org/manabuhi

The “Intellectual Property Learning Day” Awards are a newly established recognition program designed to encourage young people—who are expected to play active roles in society in the future—to study intellectual property and to support the development of the next generation of talent.

To commemorate “Intellectual Property Learning Day” on July 31, our Foundation presented awards to young certified individuals who achieved outstanding results on the national “Intellectual Property Management Skills Certification” exam, as well as to schools that have produced a large number of such young certified individuals.Through these awards, we aim to further promote understanding of intellectual property in Japan and foster a culture of learning.

・Types of Awards and Selection Criteria

Recipients are selected through a rigorous screening process from among those who obtained the national “Intellectual Property Management Specialist” certification during the eligible period (April 1 of the previous year to March 31 of the current year) and were between the ages of 6 and 22 at the time of the examination, as well as schools that submitted group applications.

<Individual Category>

(In principle, one recipient per grade level × category) Awards are presented to individuals who achieved outstanding results in one of three categories based on their age group at the time of the exam.

Junior Division: Candidates aged 6 to 14 at the time of the exam

High School Division: Candidates aged 15 to 17 at the time of the exam

College Division: Individuals aged 18 to 22 at the time of the exam

<School Division>

(Generally, one school) Awarded to the school that, among those that submitted group applications (schools as defined in Article 1 of the School Education Act, vocational schools, etc.; excluding companies), produced the largest number of young (ages 6–22) certified Intellectual Property Management Specialists.

[Reiwa 8 Top Prize] *Titles omitted

<Individual Division>

・Level 2 High School Division

Haruko Tsuchiya (Salesian College of Technology)

・Level 2 College Division

Koki Ueda (Kobe University)

・Level 3 Junior Division

Kokki Ouchi (Sukagawa City Niida Junior High School)

・Level 3 High School Division

Shin Akiyama (Nanzan Junior High School)

・Level 3 College Division

Tenra Mizokawa (Osaka College of Music)

<School Division>

・Toyo University

*Schools listed are those to which the students belonged at the time of the exam

[About “Intellectual Property Learning Day,” Registered with the Japan Anniversary Association]

(Origin of the Date) This commemorative day, officially registered with the Japan Anniversary Association, is based on a pun combining the “7” in July and the “31” in the 31st to form “chizai” (intellectual property).Our association uses this day as an opportunity to promote public awareness of intellectual property and support learning in this field.

The purpose of “Intellectual Property Learning Day (July 31)” is to promote understanding of intellectual property, encourage its utilization, raise awareness of the importance of appropriately protecting and leveraging the value it creates, and foster a culture of learning.

We hope that “Intellectual Property Learning Day” will be widely utilized in various ways in the future.

Commemorative Day Registration Certificate