Group Conduct Guidelines

4. Respect and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Specific Guidelines

1. Acquiring, protecting, and utilizing intellectual property rights
   1. Recognizing that intellectual property is an important company asset and a strength of the Daikin Group, we shall properly maintain, manage, and protect our intellectual property rights while utilizing them effectively.
   2. Being conscious that our company products and technology are globally developed, we shall actively acquire intellectual property rights worldwide, such as patents that are results of advanced, creative research and development, and endeavor to protect our intellectual property rights through the entire global Group.
   3. We shall assemble information concerning intellectual property rights generated from all Group companies, including overseas companies, as we strive to fully understand and utilize intellectual property rights management as a Group.
   4. We shall appropriately execute our rights in regards to infringement by third parties.
2. Respecting the intellectual property rights of other companies
   1. When developing new products and technology, we shall confirm from a global standpoint that we are not infringing on the intellectual property rights of others.
   2. In the legal licensing of intellectual property rights from other companies, we shall observe the scope of use specified in the contract when using those property rights.
3. Prohibiting the copying of other companies' products
   1. In the interests of fair competition, we shall not imitate the products of any other companies during the development, manufacture, or sale of our products.