| Category |
Results in 2011 |
Future Plans |
| Compliance |
- Established the Global Legal Affairs Coordination Meeting for strengthening Canon's handling of laws and regulations in Japan and overseas.
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- Proceed with committee efforts, such as improving and strengthening the trade secrets management system and establishing/revising policies concerning security trade control and international transaction taxation
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- Held Global Legal Affairs Seminars (four times).
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- Hold seminars concerning trade secrets management and Guidelines for Uniform Labeling in Measurement Units
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- Held explanatory meetings concerning security trade control (18 meetings with a total of approx.1,300 participants), and provided advice and support to 46 Group companies.
- No violatons occurred among our Group companies.
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- Expand the range and strength of support, especially that provided to overseas Group companies
- Maintain no-violation record among Group companies
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- Held Compliance Week (participation by more than 40,000 employees).
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- Continue to hold Compliance Week
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| Fair Trade |
- Formed project team within Canon Inc. to establish a structure for responding to laws and international guidelines concerning conflict minerals.
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- Continue to make efforts to determine the origin of minerals used in our products and prevent the use of conflict minerals
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- Continuously implemented open procurement in accordance with Canon's own supplier evaluation standards (81 applications made, of which two are being considered for adoption) .
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- Continue to implement open procurement
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- Held business trend briefings and procurement policy briefings for suppliers at 15 sites.
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- Continue to hold regular business trend briefings and procurement policy briefings
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| Intellectual Property |
- Canon prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning laser printer toner cartridges and photosensitive drums.
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- Strengthen customs border measures and Internet trade surveillance concerning counterfeit goods
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- Canon held approx. 86,000 patents and utility models worldwide as of the end of 2011.
- Ranked third in granted US patent.
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- Continuously acquire useful patent rights
- Strengthen patent filing in China
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