Through the patent office database (fee based), you can access printed bulletins and
retrieve data on the application process for patents, utility models, and design and
trademark registration. Once a month, a patent lawyer is available for consultation.
Machine tools and measuring devices are available for use.
The affiliated 'Boys' and Girls' Invention Club' holds workshops on inventing twice a
month. Established in 1962, the Kiryuu invention center is one of the two remaining in
Japan after the six nationwide centers were amalgamated. The other, the Kinki Regional
Invention Center, is in Kyoto. |