Risk of Infringing or Being Subject to Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2021. 3 of 4 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
「The company intends to monitor and manage its operations to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. However, intellectual property rights of which the company is unaware may already exist in its business field, or new third-party intellectual property rights may be established, making it extremely difficult to eliminate the risk of infringement completely.」
The risks of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and having the company’s own intellectual property rights infringed continue to be identified. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The company intends to monitor and manage its operations to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. However, intellectual property rights of which the company is unaware may already exist in its business field, or new third-party intellectual property rights may be established, making it extremely difficult to eliminate the risk of infringement completely.」
The risks of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and having the company’s own intellectual property rights infringed are reiterated. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company intends to monitor and manage its operations to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. However, intellectual property rights of which the company is unaware may already exist in its business field, or new third-party intellectual property rights may be established, making it extremely difficult to eliminate the risk of infringement completely.」
The risks of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and having the company’s own intellectual property rights infringed are reiterated. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「The company intends to monitor and manage its operations to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. However, intellectual property rights of which the company is unaware may already exist in its business field, or new third-party intellectual property rights may be established, making it extremely difficult to eliminate the risk of infringement completely.」
The risks of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and having the company’s own intellectual property rights infringed are presented as a standalone item for the first time.