In January 2023Patent Search Competition 2023” was held, and our searcher Shizuno achieved victory in three fields (Gold certification in all selected fields of [Electrical], [Mechanical], and [Chemistry/Pharmaceutical]).In last year's competition, we unfortunately missed out on winning in all three categories, but we did not give up and continued to take on the challenge, successfully winning the award this time, and being recognized for our wide-ranging capabilities in research practice.

■Patent Search Competition 2023 Results

Gold certification: XNUMX person (Kenichi Shizuno [Gold in three fields])
Silver certified XNUMX people
XNUMX people certified as Bronze (*Including those equivalent to Bronze certification)

　This is the first time for one of the bronze-certified participants to be certified at the tournament, and new talent continues to grow.The other person who received bronze certification was not officially certified due to equipment trouble, but based on the tournament results, we have internally certified him as ``equivalent to bronze certification.''
　We will not be satisfied with this result and will continue to challenge ourselves to achieve even better results next time.

■In-house award ceremony

　Aztec also holds an internal awards ceremony based on the competition results.At the in-house awards ceremony, in addition to official recognition, we also give unique awards such as "First Winner," "Rapid Growth Award," and "Continuous Participation Award," and the entire company encourages and supports participation in the competition.Aztec's strength is to continue our activities in order to maintain the flow and momentum of improving our results, and we are proud that this has led to this result.

　We will continue to participate in competitions and improve our patent search capabilities so that we can continue to provide high-quality and highly satisfying services to everyone.If you are having trouble with patent research and analysis, please contact Aztec.