Risk of Infringing Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2020. 1 of 4 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2025.
156 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The likelihood of this risk materializing is not high, but it cannot be said to be nonexistent.」
The disclosure continues to state that the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights remains, but that the likelihood is low, and continues to address employee education and the protection and utilization of the Group's own intellectual property. - FY2022SoftenedAnnual report
「The likelihood of this risk materializing is not high, but it cannot be said to be nonexistent.」
Regarding the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights, the disclosure states that the possibility remains but assesses the likelihood of the risk materializing as low. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「In its business activities, the Group always takes care not to infringe third parties' intellectual property rights, including patent rights and trademark rights, works to raise awareness through employee education and training, and also works to protect and utilize the Group's own intellectual property rights as important management resources.」
As measures against the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights, the disclosure specifies employee education and training and the protection and utilization of the Group's own intellectual property. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「With the increase in various digital services in recent years, there is a possibility that third parties' intellectual property rights unknown to the Group have already been established, or that new third-party intellectual property rights may be established in the Group's business fields. As a result, the Group may infringe third-party intellectual property rights.」
The disclosure addresses the possibility of damages, injunctions against use and royalty payments arising from infringement of third-party patent rights, trademark rights and other rights.