OSAKA, JAPAN – Nihon Superior received a 2010 Intellectual Property Achievement Award from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry patent office.

Nihon received the award for “Enterprises Excelling in Patent Utilization.”

The award is presented to companies that actively contribute to the expansion and development of the Japanese industrial property rights system. The chief criterion for selection was the extent to which management had implemented strategies to develop IP and the use of R&D for that purpose.

For Nihon Superior, the reasons cited for the award were the firm’s prompt response to the EU RoHS Directive, avoiding price competition, maintaining ongoing activity to strengthen the patent and provide the basis for new patents, and investing in collaborative research at foreign universities. The use of licensing also was recognized.