Intellectual Property Infringement and Counterfeit Product Risk
First written in FY2022. 1 of 2 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「Intellectual and intangible assets are also becoming increasingly important as a component of corporate value. As a technology-focused company, we will strengthen our systems to appropriately protect and utilize the value we create, thereby enhancing corporate value.」
As a response to the risks of intellectual property infringement and counterfeit products, the company has incorporated the strengthening of systems for protecting and utilizing intellectual and intangible assets into the policies of its medium-term management plan. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「The company takes care not to infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. However, if it were to infringe another company's patent or other rights, it could incur damages and other costs, which would affect the performance of the group. In addition, if counterfeit products of the group's products entered the market, drawing the group into price competition and reducing its competitiveness, the group's performance would be affected.」
The company has newly identified damages arising from infringement of other companies' patents and price competition and reduced competitiveness caused by counterfeit products as separate risks.