Following M&A, of course there is technology aside from the core technology and technology clarified during the time of purchase. However, we think that there is a possibility of creating a huge added value by combining the technology of a company who branches out into different fields with the technology of your own company.
However, we think that, while understanding the technology of your company and understanding the details and strengths of your partner's technology, further finding something new among that technology is a difficult but necessary task.
At this place, using the patent rights of both parties as a base, we find patents with a high added value that increase the synergy effectiveness for both parties and search for applicability , and when something is applicable, we attempt to identify the applicable underlying technology.
Case study
Product: DVD player
Identify a highly value-added patent for achieving synergistic effects between two companies integrated into a group through M&A, who manufacture respective components of the same product