Risk of Infringing Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2016. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2019.
156 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Although the Group takes measures within the scope of possible investigations regarding the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights, it is difficult for the Group to fully identify third-party intellectual property rights relating to its business areas, and we cannot rule out the possibility that the Group may infringe another company's patent without being aware of it.」
While taking action to the extent possible based on the information available, the company is reiterating the residual risk arising from the difficulty of fully identifying third-party intellectual property rights. - FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Although the Group takes measures within the scope of possible investigations regarding the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights, it is difficult for the Group to fully identify third-party intellectual property rights relating to its business areas, and we cannot rule out the possibility that the Group may infringe another company's patent without being aware of it.」
While explicitly stating that measures are taken to the extent possible through investigations, the company continues to indicate the residual risk arising from the difficulty of fully identifying third-party intellectual property rights. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「It is difficult for the Group to fully identify third-party intellectual property rights relating to its business areas, and we cannot rule out the possibility that the Group may infringe another company's patent without being aware of it.」
The company has reconfirmed the infringement risk arising from the difficulty of fully identifying third-party intellectual property rights. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「It is difficult to obtain a complete understanding of third-party intellectual property rights relating to our business areas, and we cannot rule out the possibility that we may infringe another company's patents without being aware of it.」
The company has reconfirmed the infringement risk arising from the difficulty of fully identifying third-party intellectual property rights. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We cannot rule out the possibility that we may infringe another company's patent without being aware of it. In such a case, the Company's business development, operating performance and financial position could be affected by royalty payments, claims for damages or other factors.」
The company identifies as a risk the difficulty of fully identifying third-party rights relating to its business areas.