Risk of Conflict with Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
First written in FY2018. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022.
- FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「When developing and selling products, the Group conducts preliminary investigations to avoid conflicts with third-party patent rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights, and takes avoidance measures where the possibility of a conflict is foreseeable, exercising every possible care to prevent infringement of third-party intellectual property rights.」
The Group continues its policy of preventing conflicts with third-party intellectual property through preliminary investigations and avoidance measures. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「When developing and selling products, the Group conducts preliminary investigations to avoid conflicts with third-party patent rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights, and takes avoidance measures where the possibility of a conflict is foreseeable, exercising every possible care to prevent infringement of third-party intellectual property rights.」
Separate from obtaining rights to its own intellectual property, the Group describes the risks of conflicts with third-party patents, design rights and other intellectual property rights, as well as claims for damages.