Trademark Infringement and Business Format Name Management Risk

「Before using a business-format name, we check through external specialists and other means whether its use could infringe a third party's trademark rights. Where possible, we also register the name as a trademark in the name of our group, thereby seeking to avoid infringing third-party rights and secure our group's own rights.」

「Before using a business-format name, we check through external specialists and other means whether its use could infringe a third party's trademark rights. Where possible, we also register the name as a trademark in our own name, thereby seeking to avoid infringing third-party rights and secure our own rights. However, if it is determined that a name used by us infringes a third party's trademark rights, for example because it is similar to the third party's name, we may face demands to cease using the trademark and to pay royalties or damages.」