Intellectual Property

Investing in intellectual property is essential for our company in order to strengthen our foundation for the future. Our Group strives to secure intellectual property rights and promote the enhancement of intellectual property value through research and development, production, and proposals to our customers.

Basic policy on intellectual property

We contribute to business revenue by strategically and efficiently acquiring intellectual property that leads to the creation of new value in relation to business strategies and technologies resulting from research and development.
By properly utilizing and managing intellectual property, we protect products and brands from imitation and misuse, creating an environment where customers choose us.
By utilizing a mix of intellectual property, including patents, designs, and trademarks, we protect our technology and quality and cultivate the value of our brand.
We respect the intellectual property rights of third parties and strive to minimize the risk of infringement through appropriate investigations.
Through strategic intellectual property activities based on research and analysis, we contribute to strengthening business competitiveness.
To cultivate intellectual property talent and promote understanding and utilization of intellectual property.

Initiatives related to intellectual property

1. Protection of our technology through intellectual property rights: We actively file patent applications for inventions obtained through research and development, as well as inventions that are important to our business strategy, and aim to acquire rights. We also actively promote the protection of our products and the enhancement of brand value through the use of trademarks and designs. Furthermore, we take appropriate action against infringement of rights by others in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
2. Intellectual property strategy planning and business/research strategy planning support: We collect, analyze, and evaluate patent information, and our development department and intellectual property strategy department collaborate to utilize IP landscaping methodologies to support the formulation of intellectual property strategies and business/research strategies.
3. Preventing the risk of infringing on the rights of other companies: We respect the intellectual property of third parties and conduct thorough research before product launch to ensure that our products do not infringe on the rights of others.
4. Education and awareness raising regarding intellectual property rights: We provide various training programs for our development departments, including basic and follow-up training for junior employees, patent research training for mid-career employees, trademark information exchange meetings for employees including those in Department, and company-wide basic intellectual property and trademark training. We also strive to promote education and raise awareness regarding intellectual property rights by encouraging participation in external patent courses.