Capcom has been recognized by Japan’s Patent Office and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry with the Commissioner of Japan Patent Office Award for Corporate Utilization of Intellectual Property (as reported by GameBiz).
The long-named award was presented to Capcom as part of the 2025 Intellectual Property Distinguished Service Awards, and its point is to highlight people and companies that have played a significant role in developing and actively using Japan’s intellectual property rights system.
As for what this specifically means in Capcom’s case, the game developer was recognized for owning 6,000 domestic and international trademarks, as well as its strengthened digital sales strategy, which has resulted in 290 of their game titles being sold across 230 countries and regions.
In addition, Capcom was praised for its “Single Content Multiple Usage” strategy, which revolves around turning game-related trademarks into merchandise and services beyond just games. The company also set itself apart from peers by pioneering the use of AI for checking trademarks.
Earlier this year, Capcom also won an intellectual property-related award from another organization, the Intellectual Property and Intangible Asset Governance Promotion Association. Capcom was recognized as one of the few Japanese companies that are maintaining high profitability and continuous growth through the use of their IPs and intangible assets.
On a somewhat related note, at the Tokyo eSports Festa 2025 held in January this year, Capcom’s legal lead Motoki Okuyama explained that the company actively pursues patent and trademark registrations as part of a “mixed intellectual property strategy.” This strategy is meant as a safety net to protect Capcom’s brand from infringement in cases that copyright laws alone can’t cover. At the same time, Okuyama also stressed that Capcom considers it important to mutually license out technologies among peers instead of just guarding them.
