Japan’s Intellectual Property Revenue Is Soaring www.bloomberg.com

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 3 months ago

From Super Mario to Hello Kitty and robotics advances by Fanuc Corp., Japan’s intellectual property is generating soaring income. The country’s IP revenue has jumped by 74 percent over the past five years, to a record 4.4 trillion yen ($40 billion) through the first 11 months of 2017.