Risks of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and of third parties infringing our own rights
First written in FY2025. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
127 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「However, if third-party rights are established in the business fields in which the Group operates, the Group may face claims for damages or injunctions against use from third parties, and may incur payments such as royalties or other consideration for use of those rights. If the Group's intellectual property rights are infringed, this may have a material impact on the Group's business and operating results.」
The Company reiterates the risk of business impacts arising from the establishment of third-party intellectual property rights or infringement of the Company's own intellectual property rights. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「However, if third-party rights are established in the business fields in which the Group operates, the Group may face claims for damages or injunctions against use from third parties, and may incur payments such as royalties or other consideration for use of those rights. If the Group's intellectual property rights are infringed, this may have a material impact on the Group's business and operating results.」
The Company explicitly identifies as a new risk the potential business impact of damages claims and injunctions arising from the establishment of third-party intellectual property rights, as well as infringement of the Company's own intellectual property rights.