公益社団法人発明協会創造性開発育成事業

Established the Association for the Protection of Industrial Property

農商務大臣清浦奎吾、特許局長久米金弥等により「工業所有権保護協会」として創立

Authorized as a non-profit corporate juridical party

公益法人として認定され、社団法人に改組

Changed name to Imperial Institute of Invention and Innovation

「帝国発明協会」に改称

The first “National Commendation for Invention”

Recognized as a public interest group through receipt of a medal from the Prime Minister’s Decoration Bureau

総理府賞勲局より褒章に関する公益団体として認定

Reorganized by unifying invention-encouraging organizations that the existed throughout Japan, and H.I.H. Prince Takamatsu appointed as Patron

全国の発明奨励団体を統合。総裁に高松宮殿下を奉戴

Beginning of “Contest of Schoolchildren's Inventions”

Renamed to Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)

「発明協会」に改称

Recognized as a special public benefit corporation

所得税法施行令及び法人税法施行令に規定する特定公益増進法人として認定

H.I.H. Prince Hitachi appointed as Patron

総裁に常陸宮殿下を奉戴

Beginning of “Industrial Property Training Course”

The first Invention Club for Schoolchildren was established

Beginning of “Exhibition of Children's Art on Tomorrow's Science”

Beginning of training programs for Asian countries

Branches of JIII became independent as regional institutes

発明協会支部が全国における地域の発明協会として発足（東京支部は本部に統合）

JIII were divided into JIII (for non-profitable activity) and JIPII (for profitable business)

公益社団法人発明協会が発明奨励事業等を継承。一般社団法人発明推進協会に改組