IP Quest Announces First Contest of Prior Art Research

Palo Alto, CA, July 23, 2015 --(PR.com)-- IP Quest Inc., a privately-held company based in Tokyo, Japan, today announced the launch of its first-ever contest on the site. IP Quest is inviting patent researchers globally to participate in the contest about graphics display system to submit a prior art.

The contest opens on July 14, 2015 and runs for four weeks. It is a open contest -- The submission as judged by the client will receive up to 500,000 yen as reward. The contest will be closed on August 13th.

"Since IP Quest is based in Japan, which is called a technology-oriented country, not only English literature but also Japanese original document can be reached through our platform. Traditional “keyword” prior art searches can be ineffective in some cases. Instead, IP Quest crowdsources these searches to subject matter experts already familiar with the ideas of the patent. In the hands of a researcher with the right expertise. As a result, clients can save money on litigation expenses which can instead be used to drive innovation," said Shogo Ota, IP Quest founder and CEO.

For more information about the contest, please visit: https://ipquestinc.com/.

About IP Quest Inc. - IP Quest Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2015 and located in Tokyo, Japan. IP Quest is a global intellectual property research platform powered by crowdsourcing. To learn more about IP Quest, or to join our researcher community, please visit: https://ipquestinc.com/.