Risks of Intellectual Property Infringement, Invalidity and Leakage
First written in FY2020. 2 of 3 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2022.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 3 of 21 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group is working to prevent infringement by strengthening systems for investigating and monitoring intellectual property rights held by parties outside the Group, including overseas rights. We are also focusing on obtaining rights for key technologies in overseas regions and strengthening systems to monitor imitative technologies and counterfeit products in order to deter infringement of the Group’s intellectual property rights.」
We continue to maintain and strengthen measures addressing the risks of intellectual property infringement, invalidation and leakage, including securing rights overseas, investigations and monitoring, monitoring for counterfeit products, and management of confidentiality obligations. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group is working to prevent infringement by strengthening systems for investigating and monitoring intellectual property rights held by parties outside the Group, including overseas rights. We are also focusing on obtaining rights for key technologies in overseas regions and strengthening systems to monitor imitative technologies and counterfeit products in order to deter infringement of the Group’s intellectual property rights.」
In response to the risks of intellectual property infringement, invalidation and leakage, we strengthened specific measures including investigations of external rights, securing rights overseas, monitoring for imitation, and management of confidentiality obligations for former employees and others. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「If a third party claims that the Group has infringed its intellectual property rights, the Group’s business performance may be affected by damages, royalty payments, suspension of operations and other measures. If the Group’s intellectual property rights are invalidated by a third party, the Group’s business performance may also be affected by a decline in the competitiveness of the relevant business and other factors.」
Claims of infringement by third parties, invalidation of rights, imitation, and leakage of intellectual property information by persons with access to information inside or outside the Group were identified and organized as new risks.