JapanManufacturing2023 – ongoingShimadzu
Generative AI automation of intellectual-property work
Shimadzu reported JPY80 million in annual external-cost savings from its intellectual-property AI
Problem
Intellectual-property work covered extensive legal and technical tasks. The department also needed to reduce reliance on individual experts.
Approach
Shimadzu's intellectual-property department developed and used Genzo AI from 2023. Staff translated experienced employees' reasoning into prompts for patent-related work and contract review.
Results
Takeaway
Shimadzu reported separate reductions in external spending and internal workload. The workload percentages applied to specific tasks.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- Finance, risk and legal
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Shimadzu reported annual external-cost savings of JPY80 million, alongside task-specific workload reductions. It announced plans to commercialize the internally operated platform through a new subsidiary.
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