Risks of inadequate intellectual property protection and third-party infringement claims
First written in FY2020. 2 of 4 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 58 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group is strengthening its use of “IP intelligence,” which involves collecting and analyzing intellectual property-related information and using it as an important input for business strategy. In particular, the Group is actively promoting the use of IP landscapes, which combine and analyze patent information with non-patent information, such as technology and market trends.」
The response to intellectual property risks has expanded beyond counterfeit-product monitoring to include strengthening IP intelligence, IP landscapes and the global intellectual property network. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「To address cases in which third parties use the company's intellectual property without authorization, the company has established and operates a system for monitoring unauthorized use of its brand and the sale of counterfeit products on commercial websites.」
Monitoring of brand misuse and counterfeit products in response to the risk of unauthorized use and infringement of intellectual property rights, as well as preliminary investigations into third-party rights infringement, is ongoing. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「To address cases in which third parties use the company's intellectual property without authorization, the company has established and operates a system for monitoring unauthorized use of its brand and the sale of counterfeit products on commercial websites.」
To address the risk of inadequate intellectual property protection, the company has established and operates a system for monitoring unauthorized brand use and counterfeit product sales. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「However, in certain regions, the Group's intellectual property rights may not be fully protected because of circumstances specific to those regions, and the Group may suffer damage if third parties use its intellectual property without authorization to manufacture similar products.」
The risks of inadequate intellectual property protection, unauthorized use by third parties, infringement of third-party rights by the company's products, litigation, damages and loss of market share were organized as a standalone risk item for the first time.