Research and study conducted by IIP in FY 2016 is as follows.The reports(Japanese text) are available at the Institute of Intellectual Property Library.
| Research on Issues Concerning Distinctiveness of Trademarks (from the Viewpoints of "Protection of Certification Marks" and "Definition of Trademark") | summary |
| Actual Conditions and Problems of Protection of Patent Rights for Tissue-Engineered Medical Products, etc., In Vitro Diagnostic Medicines, etc. as Provided in Article 2, Item (ii) of the Order for Enforcement of the Patent Act | summary |
| Research Paper Concerning How the Creations Made by Use of AI and 3D Printing Data Should Be Protected under Industrial Property Law | summary |
| Research on Appropriate Protection of Rights against Cross-Border Infringement Involving Network-Related Inventions | summary |
| Research on Companies' Responses to the New Employee Invention System | summary |
| Report of FY2016 Research on SME Assistance Programs Centered on Patent Fee Reduction/Exemption System | summary |
| Collection of Information on the Procedures Concenring the International Trademark Application based on the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | summary |
| Review Survey on Consistency with TRIPS Agreement of Intellectual Property Related Laws and Regulations in Respective Countries Fiscal 2016 | summary |
| Research Report on Enforcement of Standard-essential Patent in Major Countries | summary |