Infringement of Patents and Know-How and Infringement of Third-Party Rights
First written in FY2016. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Company registers patents and other intellectual property rights for its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent necessary and possible, and works to protect those rights. However, the Company's rights could be infringed by other companies.」
The Company continues to disclose the protection of patents and know-how, the possibility of infringement of its rights by other companies, and the possibility of infringement of third-party rights by the Company. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Company registers patents and other intellectual property rights for its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent necessary and possible, and works to protect those rights. However, the Company's rights could be infringed by other companies.」
The Company continues to disclose the protection of patents and know-how, the possibility of infringement of its rights by other companies, and the possibility of infringement of third-party rights by the Company. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Company registers patents and other intellectual property rights for its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent necessary and possible, and works to protect those rights. However, the Company's rights could be infringed by other companies.」
The Company continues to disclose the protection of patents and know-how, the possibility of infringement of its rights by other companies, and the possibility of infringement of third-party rights by the Company. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Company registers patents and other intellectual property rights for its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent necessary and possible, and works to protect those rights. However, the Company's rights could be infringed by other companies.」
The Company continues to disclose the protection of patents and know-how, the possibility of infringement of its rights by other companies, and the possibility of infringement of third-party rights by the Company. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company registers patents and other intellectual property rights for its proprietary technologies and research results to the extent necessary and possible, and works to protect those rights. However, the Company's rights could be infringed by other companies.」
The Company discloses as risks both the use or infringement by other companies of technologies, including those held as know-how rather than patented, and the Company's infringement of third-party rights.