On January 1, 2000 Primeworks IP Attorneys began services to assist clients with intellectual property related matters. Our office, which started business from assisting industry-university cooperation, together with world-renowned scholars, promoted a national project which centered on the "construction of basic intellectual property" and has now expanded to supporting universities, research institutes, and general companies. Our major clients, among others, include Toyota Motors, Sanyo Electric, Sony Computer-Entertainment and Rohm. Primeworks' special understanding of the strategic value of IP stems from unique experience as a partner along with leading companies and recognized academic leaders in international projects using IP to guide development of a new information science industry. We are continually successful in: * building strong patents from logic and ideas; * planning how to make the most of trademarks which increase the value of companies; * protecting our clients from having their products and ideas copied; and * realizing the achievements of intellectual property as contracts. It is through this whole series of processes that we support our clients with high cost performance. Primeworks' experience in creating significant IP from an original concept supports clients attempting a business leap in Japan. We offer backup to our clients in a variety of phases from business incubation to the settlement of international intellectual property disputes.