130 ◾ New JIT, New Management Technology Principle
X
4
, and X
8
is putting emphasis on (A2: idea). e group choosing X
6
, X
10
, and X
11
is most concerned about (A3: patent right-based inuence). e group opting for
X
5
,X
13
, and X
14
puts emphasis on (A4: exibility), and the group choosing X
9
and
X
12
highly values the (A6: exhaustive coverage of the patent’s scope).
e evaluation indices from A1 to A4 are factors that are common to all three
groups, but the fth factor proved to be dierent. e thinking behind it is some-
thing common to all types of specialties. For example, the main job of chartered
patent agents is to prepare descriptions of patents, but what they are most con-
cerned about is whether or not the same technology already exists.