Intellectual Property Protection for Residential Design
First written in FY2021. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「One example of the utilization of patented technology is “Riopeke,” a repainting technology registered as a patent in April 2025.」
In addition to managing intellectual property relating to housing designs and CLT technology, the company registered its “Riopeke” repainting technology for wooden homes as a patent and aims to provide it for external wooden construction projects. It also set a target of maintaining at 90% the proportion of products and businesses protected through a combination of intellectual property rights. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group has established an Intellectual Property Committee to strengthen initiatives involving intellectual property, including ideas and creations generated through corporate activities that are sources of the company's competitiveness.」
The company's efforts have expanded from protecting housing design rights to company-wide intellectual property management involving creation, protection and utilization through the Intellectual Property Committee, the Intellectual Property Management Office and meetings of responsible personnel. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「In operating the BESS business as a brand business, the company has continuously worked to protect and effectively utilize intellectual property rights as an important business issue. During the current consolidated fiscal year, it achieved significant results following the 2020 revision of the Design Act.」
The company claimed infringement of design rights over similarities in housing exterior designs by a competitor and won the first lawsuit in Japan concerning the protection of housing designs. It also obtained Japan's first design registration for the interior space of the special model “Taiun” as a housing product.