Infringement and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2016. 5 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
127 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services.」
It continues to disclose activities to acquire and protect intellectual property rights for the protection and differentiation of its own technology, as well as the risk of infringing third-party rights. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services.」
It continues to disclose activities to acquire and protect intellectual property rights for the protection of its own technology and differentiation from other companies, as well as the possibility of infringing third-party rights. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services.」
It continues activities to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect and differentiate its own technology. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services.」
It continues to describe activities to acquire and protect intellectual property rights for the protection and differentiation of its own technology, as well as the possibility of infringing third-party rights. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services.」
It continues to describe activities to acquire and protect intellectual property rights for the protection and differentiation of its own technology, as well as the risk of infringing third-party rights. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「In this environment, our group intends to acquire and protect intellectual property rights in order to protect its own technology, differentiate itself from other companies and continue providing competitive services. Our group strives not to infringe third-party intellectual property rights, but third parties may also infringe our group's intellectual property.」
In addition to the risk of infringing third-party rights, it describes the two-way issue of acquiring and protecting its own intellectual property and potential infringement by third parties. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Our group strives not to infringe third-party intellectual property rights and understands that no infringement exists at present. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that third-party intellectual property rights may be infringed in the future.」
It discloses both the protection of its own technology and the risk of potentially infringing third-party rights.