Risk of Intellectual Property Rights Not Being Granted or Registered, Competing Technologies and Third-Party Claims
First written in FY2016. 6 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 43 companies on the "Worse" side.
64 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「If the Group's intellectual property rights are infringed, or if the Group unintentionally infringes intellectual property rights held by a third party, the Group's performance could be affected by response costs, liability for damages and other factors.」
The Group identifies both infringement of its own rights and unintentional infringement of third-party rights as risks, and continues to address them through database and literature searches. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Group recognizes the importance of intellectual property rights, including patents, and its policy is to file applications for intellectual property rights relating to its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent possible, thereby seeking to protect its rights. However, the Group's performance could be affected if it fails to obtain registration decisions for patents or other intellectual property rights for which it has filed applications, if technology surpassing the technology acquired by the Group is developed and patents or other rights for that technology are registered, or if intellectual property rights unknown to the Group are established in the future and a third party asserts infringement, among other circumstances.」
The Group continues to disclose the protection of rights through intellectual property applications and research, as well as the risks that rights may not be established, competing technologies may emerge, and third parties may assert claims. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「However, the Group's performance could be affected if it fails to obtain registration decisions for patents or other intellectual property rights for which it has filed applications, if technology surpassing the technology acquired by the Group is developed and patents or other rights for that technology are registered, or if intellectual property rights unknown to the Group are established in the future and a third party asserts infringement, among other circumstances.」
The Group continues to disclose the risks that intellectual property rights may not be established, competing technologies may emerge, and third parties may assert claims. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's policy is to strengthen its intellectual property rights research framework and avoid related litigation and claims as far as possible.」
The Group continues its policy of protecting intellectual property rights through applications and research and avoiding third-party claims. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's policy is to strengthen its intellectual property rights research framework and avoid related litigation and claims as far as possible.」
The Group continues its policy of protecting its rights and avoiding third-party claims through its intellectual property rights research framework. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's policy is to strengthen its intellectual property rights research framework and avoid related litigation and claims as far as possible.」
The Group continues its policy of protecting intellectual property rights through applications and research and avoiding third-party claims. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「However, if the Group fails to obtain registration decisions for patents, trademarks or other intellectual property rights for which it has filed applications, or if technology surpassing the technology acquired by the Group is developed and patents or other rights for that technology are registered, the Group's performance could be affected.」
The Group states that its policy is to protect its rights and avoid disputes through applications, database searches and literature searches, while noting the possibility that rights may not be established or that third parties may assert infringement.