Risks Related to Patent Granting, Technological Obsolescence and Intellectual Property Disputes
First written in FY2022. 3 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 43 companies on the "Worse" side.
64 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「There is no guarantee that all pending patent applications will result in granted rights, and even if rights are granted, the scope of rights expected by the Company may not be recognized.」
The Company continues to disclose the risks related to the scope of patent rights, alternative technologies and intellectual property disputes with third parties. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「There is no guarantee that all of the patents currently under application held by the Company will be granted. Moreover, even if patents are granted, there is always a possibility that the technologies covered by the Company's patents will become obsolete as a result of superior research and development by other companies beyond the Company's own research and development.」
The Company continues to disclose the risks related to patent applications not being granted, displacement by technologies developed by other companies, and intellectual property disputes with third parties. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「There is no guarantee that all of the patents currently under application held by the Company will be granted. Moreover, even if patents are granted, there is always a possibility that the technologies covered by the Company's patents will become obsolete as a result of superior research and development by other companies beyond the Company's own research and development.」
The Company continues to disclose the risks of patent applications not being granted, displacement by technologies developed by other companies, and intellectual property disputes with third parties. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「There is no guarantee that all of the patents currently under application held by the Company will be granted. Moreover, even if patents are granted, there is always a possibility that the technologies covered by the Company's patents will become obsolete as a result of superior research and development by other companies beyond the Company's own research and development.」
This includes the uncertainty of patent grants, obsolescence due to technologies developed by other companies, and disputes with third parties.