Limits to Patent Applications and Know-How Protection
First written in FY2016. 7 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2021.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The company expects that it will be impossible to fully protect all of its proprietary technologies and know-how through intellectual property rights, and may be unable to effectively prevent third parties from manufacturing similar products using its intellectual property.」
Continues to describe the limits of complete protection through intellectual property, together with responses involving refraining from patent applications in some cases and asserting prior user rights. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The company expects that it will be impossible to fully protect all of its proprietary technologies and know-how through intellectual property rights, and may be unable to effectively prevent third parties from manufacturing similar products using its intellectual property.」
Continues to describe the limits of complete protection through intellectual property, together with its policy of responding through patent applications and prior user rights. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
States that there have been no material changes regarding the limits of patent applications and know-how protection. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
States that there have been no material changes regarding the limits of intellectual property and know-how protection. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
States that there have been no material changes regarding the limits of intellectual property and know-how protection. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
States that there have been no material changes regarding the limits of intellectual property and know-how protection. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
States that there have been no material changes regarding the limits of intellectual property and know-how protection. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company expects that it will be impossible to fully protect all of its proprietary technologies and know-how through intellectual property rights, and may be unable to effectively prevent third parties from manufacturing similar products using its intellectual property.」
The company also states its policy of refraining from patent applications in some cases and asserting prior user rights in response to competing applications.