Risks Related to the Protection and Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2016. 1 of 2 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2022.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group’s Technology Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters and business divisions work together, taking care not to infringe other companies’ intellectual property rights while pursuing activities to identify products infringing the Group’s intellectual property rights when such products are circulating in the market.」
The response to intellectual property risks was made specific through cooperation between the Technology Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters and business divisions and activities to identify infringing products. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「There is a possibility that third parties may invalidate the rights, that sufficient protection may not be obtained in certain regions, that the rights may be copied, or that litigation may arise. If protection provided by intellectual property rights is materially impaired, it could affect the Group’s business performance.」
While holding and managing numerous intellectual property rights, the Group identifies invalidation, insufficient regional protection, copying, and litigation as risks.