Risk of infringement of, and infringement claims involving, intellectual property rights
First written in FY2020. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2021.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 58 companies on the "Worse" side.
128 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the Group has established a specialized intellectual property committee and is working to protect its proprietary technologies and prevent infringement of intellectual property rights held by other companies.」
The Group continues to protect its technologies and prevent infringement through a specialized committee in response to the risks of infringing and being subject to infringement of intellectual property rights. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「However, because it is difficult to completely eliminate the risk of infringing intellectual property rights, if infringement of these intellectual property rights impedes sales of the Group's products, it could lead to a decline in Group revenue. In addition, although the Group strives to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights held by other companies when developing manufacturing technologies, if a product or technology developed by the Group is found to infringe another company's intellectual property rights, and the Group is required to pay damages or recall products and discontinue their sale, this could adversely affect the Group's operating results and financial position.」
For the first time, the company separately describes the risks associated with both infringement of its own intellectual property and infringement of the rights of other companies, including impeded sales, damages claims and product recalls.