Intellectual Property Management

• Basic approach
• System
• attempt

Basic approach

artience group strives to appropriately manage and use the company's assets in accordance with the "Fair and Sound Business Activities" of the Code of Ethics and Conduct, and to appropriately manage and utilize assets such as intellectual property rights, information, and brands. In addition to protecting our own intellectual property, we will respect the intellectual property rights of other companies and promote intellectual property activities linked to our business and development strategies.

System

The Intellectual Property Department of the artience Group takes the lead in handling regulations, policies, protection, and management of intellectual property rights in cooperation with related departments. In addition, we regularly conduct employee education and awareness-raising activities related to intellectual property rights through the "artience Growth Field" (educational program).

attempt

Our group recognizes intellectual property rights as an important management resource and is working to create, protect, and utilize intellectual property rights, and is focusing on countering counterfeit products globally. As the procedures for protecting intellectual property rights differ depending on the country, we comply with the laws and regulations of each country and respond appropriately.

• Prevention of infringement of intellectual property rights
  We research and confirm patent information to ensure that our products do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties.
• Measures against counterfeit products
  As a global countermeasure against counterfeit products, we collect information by region and conduct surveillance through market research.

• As of December 31, 2023