Risk of Infringing Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2016. 3 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022.
- FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The group exercises due care to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but」
The disclosure continues to address the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights and the group's duty of care. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The group exercises due care to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but intellectual property rights of which the group is unaware may already have been established in its business fields, or third parties may newly establish copyrights or other rights in those fields.」
The company continues to identify the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The group exercises due care to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but intellectual property rights of which the group is unaware may already have been established in its business fields, or third parties may newly establish copyrights or other rights in those fields.」
The company continues to identify the possibility of infringing third-party intellectual property rights as a risk. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Intellectual property rights of which the group is unaware may already have been established, or third parties may newly establish copyrights or other rights in the group's business fields.」
The disclosure describes the possibility of claims for damages, injunctions and royalty payments, among other matters.