Limits of Protecting Technology and Know-How Through Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2017-Q1. 5 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 4 of 28 companies on the "Worse" side.
14 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「Through in-house training and compliance education, the Group seeks to raise employees' awareness of legal compliance and intellectual property protection. It is also promoting the protection of its technologies and brands and the prevention of infringement of third-party rights by strengthening its intellectual property filing and management systems.」
As measures addressing the limitations of intellectual property protection, it specifies education, stronger filing and management systems, and the prevention of infringement of third-party rights. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Risks Related to Changes in Domestic and Overseas Public and Legal Regulations and Infringement of Rights」
It continues the reorganized item covering public and legal regulations and risks of rights infringement, including the limitations of protecting intellectual property rights. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「Risks Related to Changes in Domestic and Overseas Public and Legal Regulations and Infringement of Rights」
It reorganizes the limitations of protecting technology and know-how through intellectual property rights under a risk category covering changes in domestic and overseas public and legal regulations, as well as infringement of and by third-party rights. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected, or can be protected only to a limited extent, through intellectual property rights in certain regions because of legal restrictions.」
It continues to describe the limitations of protecting technology and know-how through intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected, or can be protected only to a limited extent, through intellectual property rights in certain regions because of legal restrictions.」
It continues to describe the limitations of protecting technology and know-how through intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected, or can be protected only to a limited extent, through intellectual property rights in certain regions because of legal restrictions.」
It continues to identify the limitations of protecting technology and know-how through intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected, or can be protected only to a limited extent, through intellectual property rights in certain regions because of legal restrictions.」
It continues to identify the limitations of protecting technology and know-how through intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected, or can be protected only to a limited extent, through intellectual property rights in certain regions because of legal restrictions.」
It identifies the risk of imitation by third parties, superior technological development by competitors and claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights.