Infringement of Trademark and Intellectual Property Rights Relating to Store Brands
First written in FY2017. 6 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
127 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「• There is a possibility that store brands for which the Company has not obtained trademark registration may be imitated • The Company may infringe third-party intellectual property rights because its investigations into third-party trademarks and other intellectual property rights are insufficient」
The risks of imitation of unregistered brands and infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, together with responses involving external patent attorneys, continue to be disclosed. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「There is a possibility that store brands for which the Company has not obtained trademark registration may be imitated, and that the Company may infringe third-party intellectual property rights because its investigations into third-party trademarks and other intellectual property rights are insufficient.」
The risks of imitation of unregistered brands and infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, together with responses involving external patent attorneys, continue to be disclosed. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「There is a possibility that store brands for which the Company has not obtained trademark registration may be imitated, and that the Company may infringe third-party intellectual property rights because its investigations into third-party trademarks and other intellectual property rights are insufficient.」
The risks of imitation of unregistered brands and infringement of third-party intellectual property rights continue to be disclosed, and the use of external patent attorneys to gather information and respond is explicitly identified as a mitigation measure. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has registered or filed applications for trademark rights for its store brands and intends to continue actively registering its trademark rights. However, some of the store brands we use, including “The BAR,” “こけこっこ” and “STEAK THE FIRST,” have not been registered as trademarks because we have determined that the likelihood of obtaining trademark registration is low.」
The policy of pursuing trademark registrations and applications, together with the intellectual property infringement risk relating to unregistered brands, continues to be disclosed. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has registered or filed applications for trademark rights for its store brands and intends to continue actively registering its trademark rights.」
While stating its policy of pursuing trademark registrations and applications, the company continues to disclose the infringement risk relating to unregistered brands such as “The BAR,” “こけこっこ” and “STEAK THE FIRST.” - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「However, some of the store brands we use, including “The BAR” and “こけこっこ,” have not been registered as trademarks because we have determined that the likelihood of obtaining trademark registration is low.」
The fact that some brands have not been registered as trademarks and the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights continue to be disclosed. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「However, some of the store brands we use, including “The BAR” and “こけこっこ,” have not been registered as trademarks because we have determined that the likelihood of obtaining trademark registration is low.」
The risk that some brands have not been registered as trademarks, together with the possibility of claims for damages and injunctions arising from infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, is disclosed.