Risk of Infringing Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2016. 3 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2020.
- FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Group carefully conducts patent searches for new products under development to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but cannot guarantee that the scope of the searches is sufficient and appropriate.」
The company continues to disclose the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights in developing new products and the limitations of patent searches. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Group carefully conducts patent searches for new products under development to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but cannot guarantee that the scope of the searches is sufficient and appropriate.」
The company continues to disclose the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights in developing new products and the limitations of patent searches. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group carefully conducts patent searches for new products under development to avoid infringing third-party intellectual property rights, but cannot guarantee that the scope of the searches is sufficient and appropriate.」
The company continues to disclose the risk of infringing third-party intellectual property rights in developing new products and the limitations of patent searches. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the Group infringes a third party's intellectual property rights in the future, it cannot be ruled out that legal action may be brought against it, which could have a material impact on the Group's business operations.」
The company conducts patent searches but states that it cannot guarantee their sufficiency.