LegalTech Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tomoyuki Hirai; hereinafter "LegalTech") has launched a new feature for its intellectual property AI platform, "Tokkyo.Ai," that allows users to record and accumulate the deliberation processes regarding patent filing, maintenance, and utilization.

This feature enables users to document the reasoning behind decisions—such as "why we are filing" or "why we chose to maintain this patent"—in a chat format, making it possible to review and reuse this information at a later date.

Background: Growing Interest in the Explainability of IP Decisions Traditionally, patent management has often focused on the act of "filing" or "maintaining" patents, and the underlying reasons for these decisions were not always systematically recorded.

However, in recent years, the importance of explaining the positioning and rationale for holding intellectual property has increased due to: - An increase in business restructuring and spin-offs - The sophistication of M&A due diligence - Growing interest from investors and financial institutions in the valuation of intangible assets

In the era of AX (AI Transformation), as the creation of inventions increases, there is a greater demand for the qualitative management of patent portfolios.

Overview of the New Feature By recording the patent research and deliberation process in a chat format, Tokkyo.Ai achieves the following: - Accumulation of thought processes during invention evaluation and prior art searches - Ability to re-reference the history of search results and deliberation content - Support for decision-making by comparing current deliberations with past ones

This allows users to look back on the thoughts and judgment processes used during deliberations, contributing to the continuous improvement of intellectual property strategy accuracy.

Intended Use Cases - Sharing the status of patent deliberations in management meetings - Organizing patent information during business reorganization or restructuring - Preparing foundational materials for M&A due diligence - Creating supplementary explanatory materials for investors and financial institutions

Tokkyo.Ai aims to serve as a foundation for treating patents not merely as held assets, but as "assets that can be utilized based on a history of deliberation" by accumulating the processes and results of patent research.

MyTokkyo.Ai Product Site https://www.tokkyo.ai/pvt/

Future Developments LegalTech plans to expand the visualization functions for IP decisions and, in the future, will advance the development of industry-specific templates and strengthen integration with financial perspectives. The company's policy is to support the implementation of explainable intellectual property strategies in the AX era.

Company Overview Company Name: LegalTech Inc. Established: March 2021 Capital: 379 million yen (including capital reserves) President and CEO: Tomoyuki Hirai Address: 4F Toranomon 40MT Building, 5-13-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo URL: https://www.legaltech.co.jp/

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