{"id":52067,"date":"2025-12-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/?page_id=52067"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:36:49","slug":"ip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/english\/sustainability\/ip.html","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Initiatives<span class=\"social\"> | Intellectual Property<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"csrStyle\">\n\n<ul class=\"c-tabCatListPageLink\">\n<li><a href=\"\/ir\/english\/sustainability\/human_cp.html\">Human Capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"is-current\">Intellectual Property<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ir\/english\/sustainability\/security.html\">Information Security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><!--\/c-tabCatListPageLink-->\n\t\n<div class=\"c-ttl-middleBlock\">\t\n\t\n<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\">\n<p>The Capcom Group possesses numerous globally branded, popular IPs, achieved through our development and technological capabilities that continuously produce world-class content (IP).<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging these assets, we create globally recognized, unique IPs through our business activities. Furthermore, we expand our business by leveraging these IPs across various media via our Single Content Multiple Usage strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, to achieve the Group\u2019s vision and meet our mid-term management goals of sustainable, stable growth and 10% operating profit growth each fiscal year, we believe it is crucial to invest in the continuous creation of IP and to expand and deepen global brand recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Capcom Group strives to enhance corporate value by effectively utilizing, managing, and protecting intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, we are committed to advancing the following intellectual property strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mT10\">(*Edited from Integrated Report 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\n<h2 class=\"c-ttl-middle mT45\">Investment in Intellectual Property<\/h2>\t\n<div class=\"c-wysiwyg csr01-txt\">\n<p>The Capcom Group possesses numerous globally popular brands created through our proprietary advanced technologies and development capabilities, distributing game content to over 220 countries and regions worldwide. Furthermore, to continue creating the world\u2019s highest-quality IP, the Capcom Group is actively pursuing growth investments. This includes advancing our talent investment strategy and conducting R&amp;D on cutting-edge technologies like our proprietary development engine, as well as building out our development environment.<\/p>\t\n<p>Furthermore, we are enhancing synergies between our extensive IP portfolio and peripheral businesses such as esports, video content, and character licensing. By expanding and deepening the reach of our content and corporate brand globally, we are striving to enhance our brand value.<\/p>\n\t\n\t<h4 class=\"c-ttl-little mT35\" id=\"engagement\">Intellectual Property Investment Status and Results<\/h4>\n<table class=\"is-shrink mB10\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"txtC\">\n<th>Fiscal year (ending in March)<\/th>\n<th>2023<\/th>\n<th>2024<\/th>\n<th>2025<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Development Investment Amount<br>\n(Consolidated) (million yen) <sup>*1<\/sup><\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">37,719<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">43,042<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">49,496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of Titles Sold<\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">307<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">292<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">248<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of Countries\/Regions Sold In<\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">230<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">235<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Annual Game Software Sales Volume<br>(thousand units)<\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">41,700<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">45,893<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">51,876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"txt11 txtR mB0\">(As of March 31, 2025)<\/p>\t\n\t\n<p class=\"txt11\">*1 Includes amounts for content-related portions.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div><!--\/c-wysiwyg-->\n\t\n<h2 class=\"c-ttl-middle mT45\">Protection and Utilization of Intellectual Property<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-wysiwyg csr01-txt\">\n\t<h3 class=\"c-ttl-small\">Protection and securing rights for intellectual property<\/h3>\n<p>The Capcom Group is actively pursuing patent and trademark applications and striving to protect and secure rights for intellectual property, thereby further deepening our global business expansion.<\/p>\t\n\n<p>By actively utilizing these secured patents through cross-licensing agreements and other means, we enhance freedom in game development and promote the creation of compelling content. Furthermore, to protect the Capcom Group\u2019s intellectual property rights, we strive for appropriate management and protection by promoting countermeasures against infringing acts and taking actions such as removal when infringing acts are detected. Additionally, we strengthen our development support system through measures like introducing AI checks for trademarks on in-game material data. We also conduct internal awareness campaigns to prevent infringement of other companies\u2019 intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"c-ttl-small\">Creation and utilization of intellectual property<\/h3>\n<p>The Capcom Group has established an Intellectual Property Department. In addition to conducting internal training, we support the management of intellectual property risks and the continuous creation of new intellectual property through a system that works closely with business and development departments. Furthermore, through industry-academia collaborations and implementation of copyright seminars, we strive to cultivate future talent. Moreover, by adopting the Single Content Multiple Usage strategy, we expand intellectual property into goods and services. We view intellectual property as intangible assets encompassing ideas, promoting the maximization of its value and its proactive utilization.<\/p>\t\n\t\n<h3 class=\"c-ttl-small\">Response to Copyright Infringement and Status of Patent and Trademark Holding<\/h3>\n<table class=\"is-shrink mB10\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"txtC\">\n<th>Fiscal year (ending in March)<\/th>\n<th>2023<\/th>\n<th>2024<\/th>\n<th>2025<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Response to Copyright Infringement<br>Removal Number of Cases (Cases) <sup>*1<\/sup><\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">6,940<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">7,110<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">6,176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of Patents Held (Patents)<\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">912<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">1,060<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">1,164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of Trademarks Held<br>(Trademarks)<sup>*2<\/sup><\/th>\n<td class=\"txtC\">5,523<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">5,885<\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC\">6,343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"txt11 txtR mB0\">(As of March 31, 2025)<\/p>\t\n<p class=\"mB5 txt11 indent1-5em\">*1 Number of responses to requests for removal of pirated versions of the Capcom Group\u2019s content or images\/videos suspected of infringing intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt11 indent1-5em\">*2 Includes pending requests.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--\/c-wysiwyg-->\n\t\t\n\t\n<h2 class=\"c-ttl-middle mT35\">Awarded the Commissioner of Japan Patent Office Award for Corporate Utilization of Intellectual Property (Trademarks)<\/h2>\t\n<div class=\"c-wysiwyg csr01-txt\">\n<p>Capcom has been awarded the Commissioner of Japan Patent Office Award for Corporate Utilization of Intellectual Property (Trademarks) in the 2025 Intellectual Property Merit Awards hosted by the Japan Patent Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This recognition was granted for the company\u2019s outstanding achievements in global game software sales and its effective utilization of trademarks both domestically and internationally. The award primarily recognized Capcom\u2019s Single Content Multiple Usage strategy&mdash;expanding trademarks born from games into merchandise and services&mdash;and its pioneering introduction of AI trademark checks within the industry. Additionally, in January 2025, Capcom received the &quot;Special Award&quot; in the &quot;Intellectual Property and Intangible Asset Governance Awards,&quot; recognized for its high profitability and enhanced corporate value achieved through the utilization of intellectual property and intangible assets.<\/p>\t\n<\/div><!--\/c-wysiwyg-->\n\n<\/div><!--\/\/c-ttl-middleBlock-->\n\t\n\t\n<ul class=\"c-tabCatListPageLink  c-tabCatListPageLink-bottom\">\n<li><a href=\"\/ir\/english\/sustainability\/human_cp.html\">Human Capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"is-current\">Intellectual Property<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ir\/english\/sustainability\/security.html\">Information Security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><!--\/c-tabCatListPageLink-->\t\n<\/div><!--\/csrStyle-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human Capital Intellectual Property Information Security The Capcom Group possesses numerous globally branded, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52023,"parent":52059,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/csr_page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52067","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"lang":"english","translations":{"english":52067,"ja":52021},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52067"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52069,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52067\/revisions\/52069"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}