Risk of Claims Concerning Invention Compensation and Employee Inventions
First written in FY2018. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「If an officer or employee brings a claim concerning ownership or other rights relating to a patent, this could affect the business and financial results of the Group.」
The employee invention compensation system and the risk of claims by officers and employees concerning patent ownership and other rights continue. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year under review, application-stage payments totaled ¥450,000, registration-stage payments totaled ¥1.38 million, and profit-generation payments totaled ¥1.805 million. If an officer or employee brings a claim concerning ownership or other rights relating to a patent, this could affect the business and financial results of the Group.」
The employee invention compensation system, payment results for the fiscal year and risk of claims concerning patent ownership and other rights continue. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year under review, application-stage payments totaled ¥540,000, registration-stage payments totaled ¥1.32 million, and profit-generation payments totaled ¥930,000. If an officer or employee brings a claim concerning ownership or other rights relating to a patent, this could affect the business and financial results of the Group.」
The employee invention compensation system, payment results for the fiscal year and risk of claims concerning patent ownership and other rights continue. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year under review, application-stage payments totaled ¥750,000, registration-stage payments totaled ¥2.28 million, and profit-generation payments totaled ¥1.219 million. If an officer or employee brings a claim concerning ownership or other rights relating to a patent, this could affect our business and financial results.」
The employee invention compensation system and payment results for the fiscal year were disclosed, and the risk of claims by officers and employees concerning patent ownership and other rights continues. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「To promote inventions by officers and employees that lead to intellectual property, our regulations governing intellectual property rights provide for, among other payments, application-stage payments made when a patent application is filed, registration-stage payments made when a patent is registered, and profit-generation payments made when a patent is commercialized and generates profit. Profit-generation payments are made each fiscal year for as long as the patent generates profit. In the fiscal year under review, application-stage payments totaled ¥2.34 million, registration-stage payments totaled ¥2.16 million, and profit-generation payments totaled ¥992,000. If an officer or employee brings a claim concerning ownership or other rights relating to a patent, this could affect our business and financial results.」
The company disclosed its various compensation systems and payment results for employee inventions and identified claims by officers and employees concerning patent ownership and other rights as a new risk.