Panasonic : Joins IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19
May 26, 2020 at 09:09 am EDT
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Panasonic Joins IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19.
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has joined the IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19 and pledged not to seek any compensation nor assert any intellectual property rights, including patent, utility model, design and copyright, owned by Panasonic Corporation or Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd. against any individual or other entity with respect to the activities whose sole purpose is to stop the spread of COVID-19 during the time of this crisis.
Through the declaration the company will contribute to stopping the spread of COVID-19 by promoting utilization of its intellectual property rights by laboratories and enterprises across industries worldwide while allowing validity verification for certain technologies through collaboration upon a prior written notice.
About IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19
Please refer to the following for details of this declaration.
https://www.gckyoto.com/covid-2
About Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation is a global leader developing innovative technologies and solutions for wide-ranging applications in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, and B2B sectors. The company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, operates 528 subsidiaries and 72 associated companies worldwide and reported consolidated net sales of 7.49 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2020. Committed to pursuing new value through collaborative innovation, the company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better world for customers. Learn more about Panasonic: https://www.panasonic.com/global.
Panasonic Holdings Corporation (formerly Panasonic Corporation) specializes in manufacturing and marketing of consumer electronic equipments. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows:
- domestic equipments, appliances and audiovisual equipment (42.5%): lighting devices, photovoltaic devices, wiring devices, health and care devices, furnishing materials, air conditioning and ventilation equipments, air purifiers, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, irons, microwaves, fans, cooking appliances, dishwashers, TVs, digital cameras, audio and video equipment, fixed telephones, showcases, etc.;
- electronic and electromechanical components (13.2%): relays, switches, power supply systems, industrial motors and sensors, capacitors, coils, resistors, materials for electronic circuits, semiconductors, LCD panels, etc.;
- automotive multimedia equipment and electronic accessories (12.4%);
- avionics, industrial automation, communication and entertainment systems (10.8%): in-flight entertainment and communication systems, electronic component assembly machines, welding equipment, projectors, professional audio-visual systems, computers, tablets, mobile communication systems and equipment, etc.;
- energy storage systems (8.9%): cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, dry batteries, primary/secondary lithium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage modules and systems;
- other (12.2%).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (43.2%), China (13.4%), Asia (14.7%), Americas (18.7%) and Europe (10%).