Basic Policy for Intellectual Property Activities
ROHTO Pharmaceutical engages in activities for intellectual property based
on the following basic policies.
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Respecting Others' Intellectual Properties
- To respect and prevent infringements on others' intellectual property rights,
we check and confirm those others' rights in the research and development
stages and new product launching and take necessary measures depending
on the case.
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Obtaining Intellectual Property to Enhance the Value of our Research and
Brands
- We strive to protect our technology assets and enhance the value of our
products' brands by securing the outcome of our research and development
and our brands' equity (i.e., their naming and design) as intellectual
property rights, such as patents, design rights, and trademarks. In addition,
our utilization of intellectual property rights obtained across the Group
has been driving the Group's business growth.
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Promoting Open Innovation
- We are advancing the set-up of the framework under which new value can
be created by collaborating among the Group companies, universities, and
other corporations.
- For the intellectual property rights obtained, we also start working on
bringing them back to society, as necessary, to contribute to the development
of society.