Intellectual Property Infringement and Legal Disputes
First written in FY2023. 2 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 9 of 59 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「At present, our strategy for our portfolio of elemental technologies is to keep confidential the common elemental technologies centered on reaction-system design, namely basic physical-property evaluation, simulation and control, while patenting or otherwise making public the individual elemental technology centered on reactor design, namely the underlying mechanisms. The intellectual property accumulated in this way is one of our strengths.」
The company continues to manage its intellectual property by keeping common elemental technologies confidential and patenting or making public individual elemental technologies. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「At present, our strategy for our portfolio of elemental technologies is to keep confidential the common elemental technologies centered on reaction-system design, namely basic physical-property evaluation, simulation and control, while patenting or otherwise making public the individual elemental technology centered on reactor design, namely the underlying mechanisms. The intellectual property accumulated in this way is one of our strengths.」
While disclosing the risk of intellectual property infringement and disputes, the company has detailed a management strategy of keeping common elemental technologies confidential and patenting or making public individual elemental technologies. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「However, for a research and development-driven company such as ours, it is difficult to completely avoid the occurrence of intellectual property infringement issues. If we become involved in a legal dispute with a third party in the future, we intend to consider specific measures on a case-by-case basis in consultation with attorneys and patent attorneys, depending on the details. Regardless of whether the third party's claims are valid, resolution may require considerable time and substantial expense.」
Although there are currently no facts indicating litigation or similar proceedings, the company discloses the possibility of time and expense arising from intellectual property disputes with third parties or infringement of its technology.