The Marketplace supporters offer a variety of optional services (separate fees required), such as assisting in the finalizing of agreements, providing consultation on clinical trials, etc., providing total support for drug development, reducing the amount of licensing paperwork, and upholding intellectual property rights to aid in protecting against patent infringements.

• The Osaka Institute of Technology Graduate School will provide advice on how to deal with trading patents, improving market administration, and expanding one’s strategies.
• The Osaka Institute of Technology Graduate School can also give advice on how to proceed with conducting research, composing item descriptions, and searching Sellers and Buyers.

• CMIC Co., Ltd. can provide the following services for those posting.

(1) Consulting (business, pharmaceutical affairs, development planning, marketing)
(2) Total support of business related to drug development
(3) Global studies
(4) Stability test, test using microorganisms, pharmacokinetic test
(5) Drug manufacturing (per oral liquid preparations, ointments)

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation can provide the following services related to intellectual property rights for those posting items.

(1) Manage clerical work (managing the payment deadlines for patent fees and payment procedures)
(2) Oversee the finalization of license agreements and the collection and management of license fees
(3) Response to infringements, etc. (investigating/warning/settling negotiations for infringements, submitting lawsuits to seek compensation for damages, requesting corrective judgment, and submitting lawsuits for the repeal of judgment and countersuits)