Risks of Infringing and Having Intellectual Property Rights Infringed in Japan and Overseas
First written in FY2016. 2 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In response, the Group is actively pursuing the acquisition of intellectual property rights, conducting infringement investigations during new-product development and providing employees with education on intellectual property rights in an effort to prevent infringement.」
The Group continues to implement measures to prevent infringement through the acquisition of intellectual property rights, infringement investigations during development and employee training. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「In response, the Group is actively pursuing the acquisition of intellectual property rights, conducting infringement investigations during new-product development and providing employees with education on intellectual property rights in an effort to prevent infringement.」
The Group has specified measures to prevent infringement through the acquisition of intellectual property rights, infringement investigations during development and employee training. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The Group registers patents and other intellectual property rights for new products, manufacturing methods and other innovations and works to protect those rights, but its rights may be infringed in Japan and overseas.」
The Group continues to identify both infringement of its own intellectual property and unintentional infringement of third-party intellectual property as risks. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group registers patents and other intellectual property rights for new products, manufacturing methods and other innovations and works to protect those rights, but its rights may be infringed in Japan and overseas. The Group may also infringe third-party intellectual property rights in areas of which it is unaware.」
The Group discloses both the risk of infringement of its own rights and the risk of unintentionally infringing third-party rights.