Risks Related to the Protection and Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2017. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2018.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities may be affected if it is unable to protect intellectual property, including patents and trademarks, that it owns or acquires, if such intellectual property is unlawfully infringed, or if it must take measures to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others.」
The company continues to describe the risks of failure to protect intellectual property, infringement by third parties and measures to avoid infringing others' intellectual property. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities may be affected if it is unable to protect intellectual property, including patents and trademarks, that it owns or acquires, if such intellectual property is unlawfully infringed, or if it must take measures to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others.」
The company newly identified failure to protect its own intellectual property, infringement by third parties and measures to avoid infringing others' intellectual property as business risks.