Intellectual Property Risks, Including Trademarks and Patents
First written in FY2017. 6 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We manage the intellectual property rights we hold and execute and manage appropriate agreements for the acquisition of new intellectual property rights. If there is a risk of infringing a third party's intellectual property rights, we seek to reduce the risk by conducting investigations and gathering information in advance with the assistance of external specialists.」
The measures for managing intellectual property rights and contracts, and conducting advance investigations through external specialists, have been reiterated. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「We manage the intellectual property rights we hold and execute and manage appropriate agreements for the acquisition of new intellectual property rights. If there is a risk of infringing a third party's intellectual property rights, we seek to reduce the risk by conducting investigations and gathering information in advance with the assistance of external specialists.」
The measures for managing intellectual property rights and contracts, and conducting advance investigations through external specialists, have been reiterated. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「We manage the intellectual property rights we hold and execute and manage appropriate agreements for the acquisition of new intellectual property rights. If there is a risk of infringing a third party's intellectual property rights, we seek to reduce the risk by conducting investigations and gathering information in advance with the assistance of external specialists.」
The measures for managing intellectual property rights and contracts, and conducting advance investigations through external specialists, have been reiterated. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We manage the intellectual property rights we hold and execute and manage appropriate agreements for the acquisition of new intellectual property rights. If there is a risk of infringing a third party's intellectual property rights, we seek to reduce the risk by conducting investigations and gathering information in advance with the assistance of external specialists.」
The measures for managing intellectual property rights and contracts, and conducting advance investigations through external specialists, have been reiterated. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We manage the intellectual property rights we hold and execute and manage appropriate agreements for the acquisition of new intellectual property rights. If there is a risk of infringing a third party's intellectual property rights, we seek to reduce the risk by conducting investigations and gathering information in advance with the assistance of external specialists.」
The policy of managing intellectual property risks relating to trademarks, patents and other rights, managing contracts, and conducting investigations through external specialists has been reiterated. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「However, if another company obtains trademarks or similar rights representing our services, this could lead to litigation and, in that event, may affect our performance.」
The possibility of litigation or business impact arising from another company's acquisition of trademarks or utility model rights or patents in related fields has been reiterated. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「However, if another company obtains trademarks or similar rights representing our services, this could lead to litigation and, in that event, may affect our performance. In addition, if another company obtains utility model rights, patents or other rights in fields related to our business model in the future, this may affect our business or performance.」
The possibility was indicated that another company's acquisition of trademarks, or acquisition of utility model rights or patents in related fields, could result in litigation or affect the business.