Risks of Patent Grant and Rights Protection, Obsolescence and Third-Party Use
First written in FY2021. 6 of 7 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2022. Latest entry: 2026-07-03.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「At present, based on the investigations conducted, no patent rights or other rights have been identified that would impede or potentially impede the implementation of the Company's pipeline.」
This reconfirms that general risks such as failure to obtain patents, technological obsolescence and third-party use remain, but no patent rights or other rights that would impede implementation of the current pipeline have been identified. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「At present, based on the investigations conducted, no patent rights or other rights have been identified that would impede or potentially impede the implementation of the Company's pipeline.」
This reconfirms that general risks such as failure to obtain patents and technological obsolescence remain, but no patent rights or other rights that would impede implementation of the current pipeline have been identified. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「At present, based on the investigations conducted, no patent rights or other rights have been identified that would impede or potentially impede the implementation of the Company's pipeline.」
This states that general risks such as failure to obtain patents and technological obsolescence remain, but no patent rights or other rights that would impede implementation of the current pipeline have been identified. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「Not all patents may be granted for the inventions for which applications have been filed, and not all pending patent applications may result in the acquisition of patent rights. In addition, if superior technology emerges, the technology covered by the patents implemented by the Company may become obsolete.」
This identifies as risks the failure to obtain patents or patent rights, technological obsolescence, loss of effectiveness due to third-party patents and use by third parties.