Risk of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2019. 1 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「The intellectual property and business divisions collaborate in conducting an IP landscape, which shows the Group's market position in intellectual property, to reduce the risk of intellectual property disputes through investigations of third-party intellectual property rights.」
As a response to the risk of intellectual property disputes, the Group specifies an IP landscape conducted jointly by its intellectual property and business divisions. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「The Group conducts ongoing investigations of other companies' products to prevent its products from infringing material intellectual property rights of third parties and to prevent third parties from infringing the Group's intellectual property rights. However, an R&D-driven company such as the Group may become involved in intellectual property disputes with other companies.」
The previous wording that intellectual property infringement cannot be completely avoided has been recast as the possibility of intellectual property disputes with other companies. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Group conducts ongoing investigations of other companies' products to prevent its products from infringing material intellectual property rights of third parties and to prevent third parties from infringing the Group's intellectual property rights. However, for an R&D-driven company such as the Group, it is difficult to completely avoid the occurrence of intellectual property infringement issues.」
The Group describes its ongoing investigations aimed at avoiding intellectual property infringement and reiterates the risk that infringement issues cannot be completely avoided. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「The Group believes that its products do not infringe any material intellectual property rights of third parties. However, for an R&D-driven company such as the Group, it is difficult to completely avoid the occurrence of intellectual property infringement issues.」
While stating that it is not aware of any material infringement at present, the Group identifies the risk that an R&D-driven company cannot completely avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights.