{"id":4550,"date":"2026-02-27T13:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:29:25","slug":"%e3%80%90intellectual-property%e3%80%91from-dormant-ip-assets-to-strategic-business-capital-transforming-ip-operations-with-ai%ef%bc%8dtradespace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/%e3%80%90intellectual-property%e3%80%91from-dormant-ip-assets-to-strategic-business-capital-transforming-ip-operations-with-ai%ef%bc%8dtradespace","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Intellectual Property\u3011From dormant IP assets to strategic business capital: transforming IP operations with AI\uff0dTradespace (U.S.A)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in 2018, U.S.-based Tradespace supports approximately 80 companies worldwide with its Tradespace platform, which uses AI to integrate and manage the entire intellectual property (IP) lifecycle. Founder and CEO Alec Sorensen observed during his time as a management consultant that many high-tech companies failed to recognize the true value of their own IP. After leading a $250 million IP commercialization deal, he became convinced<br>that an intelligent system was necessary to treat IP as a core business asset. The company is now actively entering the Japanese market, proposing AI-driven IP management to Japanese firms<br>that hold a world-leading number of patents but face challenges in leveraging them effectively. What paradigm shift could this bring to the IP strategies of Japanese companies? In December 2025, during his visit to Japan, we asked Sorenson about the future of<br>IP management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\ude3a Enjoyed this excerpt?<br>To read the full article, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/free-subscription\"><strong>register<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and get access to the complete story, figures, and related insights (1st 2026, p.51).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-converting-technical-institute-cti wp-block-embed-converting-technical-institute-cti\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gs4s9LIGxW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/free-subscription\">Subscription Form<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Subscription Form&#8221; &#8212; Converting Technical Institute (CTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/free-subscription\/embed#?secret=6EKi4H1yoz#?secret=gs4s9LIGxW\" data-secret=\"gs4s9LIGxW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2018, U.S.-based Tradespace supports approximately 80 companies worldwide with its Tradespace platform, which uses AI to integrate and manage the entire intellectual property (IP) lifecycle. Founder and CEO Alec Sorensen observed during his time as a management consultant that many high-tech companies failed to recognize the true value of their own IP. After leading a $250 million IP commercialization deal, he became convincedthat an intelligent system was necessary to treat IP as a core business asset. The company is now actively entering the Japanese market, proposing AI-driven IP management to Japanese firmsthat hold a world-leading number of patents but face challenges in leveraging them effectively. 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