Risks Related to Intellectual Property Protection and Infringement
First written in FY2019. 1 of 2 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2021.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 60 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「In managing intellectual property, the Group works under a specialized department to strategically obtain rights and assess the situation through rights searches. For new technology development, it conducts searches for similar patents before development begins and monitors similar technologies following thorough discussions with the development division.」
In response to risks related to the protection and infringement of intellectual property rights, the company specifies a specialized department, strategic acquisition of rights, searches for similar patents, and monitoring of similar technologies as countermeasures. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「If the Group's intellectual property is inadequately protected or unlawfully infringed, or if the Group is found to have infringed intellectual property rights held by another company and becomes liable for substantial damages or other costs, the Group's results could be affected.」
The company identifies inadequate protection of its intellectual property, infringement of its rights, and liability for damages resulting from a finding that it infringed another company's rights as risks.