Reinventing the Wheel -- Mitsuo Sawada
Although Sawada made a proud profit out of the license sale and the royalties, his main satisfaction comes from the fact that "people are actually using something that I created-I can see it is useful and for an inventor that is the happiest thing." However, being extremely busy with his other company- Mitsuo Collection- he has reluctantly decided to put his entire Dancoro business, including the patents, up for sale. Eight years on and most of the patents have at least another twelve years left on them until they expire. He explained, "My main business is jewelry design and I want to focus on that again-also I am very happy living here in Shikoku, I don't want to have to move to Tokyo and deal with the practicalities of the Dancoro business, much as I cherish the experience the invention has given me." At 58 years old, Sawada remains youthful but wants to fi nish his career as he dreamed of when he started, as an important and successful jewelry designer.
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