PATOLIS | Coporate Info

Apr, 2001	PATOLIS Corporation relocates its headquarters to Shiohama, Koto-ku, Tokyo and launches its business (President: Yutaka Wada). JAPIO transfers its businesses for private sectors, including PATOLIS service, BUNSAN service (serviced as online patent information retrieval system), and Patent Gazette copying service, to PATOLIS Corporation.
May, 2002	Obtains ISO9000 certification.
Oct, 2003	Obtains Japanese distributorship for Questel･Orbit (France) Starts selling PATOLIS-Transer
Nov, 2003	Launches PATOLIS-IV (consists of PATOLIS-Web, C/W, C/T, and PATOLIS-L) Launches Outsourcing Service
Apr, 2004	Launches Patent Appraisal Service
Jun, 2004	Launches PATOLIS-J Launches Solution Service
Oct, 2004	Obtains ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification
Jun, 2005	President Sumio Kanero is appointed

1971	In response to the parliamentary resolution, The Japan Patent Information Center (JAPATIC) is established with financial support from the government and private sectors, centered around the Japan Business Federation.
1978	PATOLIS,Japan’s first on-line patent information retrieval system, is developed and launched, with the provision of patent information from Japan Patent Office.
1985	The Japan Patent Information Organization (JAPIO) is established through the integration of JAPATIC and the service sector of patent information of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII).
Nov, 2000	PATOLIS Corporation is established and the business transfer agreement is concluded between PATOLIS Corporation and JAPIO.