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Based on the knowledge he has cultivated as an engineer, business manager, and intellectual property specialist at several electronics and parts manufacturers, he founded the management consulting group IP Strategist. He supports a wide range of companies through his work as an IP strategy construction specialist (IP Strategist), technical advisor, manufacturer guidance, technology market risk analysis, etc.
If you have any concerns about company management, intellectual property, technology development, etc., please feel free to contact us.
Founder & CEO
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Osamu Hikita
Osamu "Oscar" Hikita, Founder & CEO
Founder, Representative, Intellectual Strategy Construction Specialist
Career
| March 1983 | BS at Kyoto University, Mechanical Engineering |
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| [April 1983 - December 2012] Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation (currently Panasonic Holdings Corporation) | |
| April 1989 | Engineer, Production Engineering HQ, Manufacturing Equipment Division |
| April 1997 | Senior Engineer, Production Engineering HQ, Manufacturing Equipment Division |
| April 1998 | Team Leader, Production Engineering Team, Technology Center, FA Company |
| March 2002 | Team Leader, Promotion Department, Licensing Center, IPR Operation Company |
| April 2007 | Councilor of Licensing Affairs, Licensing Center, IPR Operation Company |
| [July 1989 - September 1990] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA | |
| July 1989 | Visiting Engineer, Center for Information-driven Mechanical System, Mechanical Engineering Department |
| [January 2013 to September 2016]Nidec-Read Corporation (currently Nidec Advanced Technology Corporation) | |
| January 2013 | General Manager, Production Engineering HQ and Intellectual Property Rights Department |
| April 2014 | Director, Production Management HQ and Legal & Intellectual Property Rights Department |
| February 2016 | Vice Chairman & COO of Nidec-Reed (Zhejiang) Corporation in China (currently Nidec Advance Technology Zhejiang Corporation) |
| [October 2016 to March 2022] TDK Corporation | |
| October 2016 | Group Manager, Intellectual Property Rights Center |
| April 2017 | Group Manager, Production Engineering HQ, Deputy Group Manager, Technology & IP HQ and Group Manager, Intellectual Property Rights Center |
| June 2017 | Corporate Officer and Members of Executive Committee Meeting (ECM) |
| April 2021 | Mission Executive |
HistoryHistory
| April 2022 | Established IP strategist |
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| December 2022 | Submitted business start-up notification to tax office and accelerated full-scale business activities |
| March 2024 | Selected as one of five experts in the News Picks Expert "EXPERT AWARD 2023" [The Manufacturing, Machinery and Electric Products Category] |
| March 2024 | Selected as one of five experts in the News Picks Expert "EXPERT AWARD 2023" [The Manufacturing, Machinery and Electric Products Category] |
| April 2024 | Appointed as the External Advisor of TeraWatt Technology Inc. (current position) |
| March 2025 | Appointed as the Independent Japan Liaison of Wiggin and Dana LLP (current position) |
| August 2025 | Home page launched |
Office overviewCompany Profile
| Office Name | IP Strategist |
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| representative | Representative: Osamu Hikita |
| Business details | (1) Corporate management reform project, (2) Intellectual property strategy development project, (3) Technology expert project, (4) Other |
| Establishment | April 1, 2022 |
| location | 1-25-21 Taguchiyama, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, 573-0001 |
| telephone number | 070-8316-1194 |
Qualified invoice issuing business registration number | T9810133445533 |
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If you have any concerns about company management, intellectual property, technology development, etc., please feel free to contact us.
