Tokyo, Japan
Sisvel Spa, a multinational company with headquarters in Italy specializing in the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights, announces the opening in Tokyo of SISVEL JAPAN, KK. The new company started operations on February 9th and has its offices on the 9th floor of the Imperial Hotel Tower, in the area where some of the most important Japanese companies are based. The official opening took place on March 16th when the top management from the multinational company was introduced to the press and a number of prestigious members of the Japanese business community. The event was a success and was arranged with the invaluable assistance of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organisation) who helped Sisvel in establishing the new company. The gala was attended by several managers of some of the most important Japanese consumer electronics companies and by the Italian Minister Counsellor, Mr. Aldo Amati.
Mr. Toshifumi Futamata has been selected as the CEO of the new company. Mr. Futamata is a manager who has gained experience over the years in one of the most prestigious company in the electronics sector: Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic). During his more than 30 years with Panasonic, a point of reference for Japan's economy, Mr. Futamata worked his way up the corporate ladder. He was in charge of managing the first Singapore office for mobile communications and was later appointed as Chief Licensing Specialist leading the company's mobile telephone licensing program.
The mission of SISVEL JAPAN is to promote in Japan the opportunities offered by intellectual property, thus assisting Sisvel Spa in the quest of new business opportunities and future licensing programs. At the same time, SISVEL JAPAN will assist Sisvel in identifying within Japan new potential licensees interested in Sisvel's patent portfolio.
SISVEL JAPAN becomes the newest member of a group that since 1982 works on protecting inventions and research and development investments with offices in China (Sisvel Hong Kong, Ltd.), the United States (Audio MPEG, Inc.) and Europe (Sisvel Spa together with representative offices in Germany.)
Sisvel has worked from its earliest beginnings with most, if not all, of the largest Japanese companies in the electronics sector specializing in the manufacturing of television sets, decoders, digital TV, DVD players, MP3 players, such as Toshiba, Sony, and Panasonic. As of today, Sisvel has among its licensees the main producers in the world of consumer electronics, such as Apple, Nokia, and Motorola for a total of more than 800 licensees. Microsoft is one of the most recent companies to be licensed by Sisvel under the MPEG audio compression patents.
CONTACT: SISVEL JAPAN K.K Toshifumi Futamata +81-3-5251-9500 Fax: +81-3-5251-9505
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)