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Management and
Corporate Information
Business and
Performance Review
Financial Section and
Investor InformationSpecial Feature
Message/Vision
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc.
Calty Design Research, Inc.
Facility Name Activities Location
USA
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc.
Vehicle development & evaluation, certification,
collection of technical information
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Torrance, California
Wittman, Arizona
Calty Design Research, Inc. Exterior / Interior / Color design Newport Beach, California
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Toyota Motor Europe R&D/Manufacturing Toyota Europe Design Development
Europe
Toyota Motor Europe R&D/Manufacturing
Vehicle development & evaluation, certification,
collection of technical information
Brussels, Belgium
Derby, U.K.
Calty Design Research, Inc. Toyota Europe Design Development Nice, France
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific
Australia Pty., Ltd.
Asia Pacific
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Vehicle development, software development,
evaluation, collection of technical information
Samutprakarn Province, Thailand
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific Australia
Pty., Ltd.
Vehicle development, software development,
evaluation, collection of technical information
Melbourne, Australia
Toyota’s competitiveness springs from the forward-looking R&D stance that is instrumental to core
strengths associated with products and technologies. Underlying each new product that emerges from
R&D, there are always intellectual properties such as inventions and expertise that we value as important
management resources.
R&D and intellectual property activities are organizationally linked to enable us to focus on selected
development themes and build a strong patent portfolio. We have established an Intellectual Property
Committee made up of individuals involved with management, R&D, and intellectual property. This
committee acquires and utilizes important intellectual property that contributes to business operations
and helps determine policies for management risks associated with intellectual property.
Toyota carefully analyzes patents and the need for patents in each area of research to formulate more
effective R&D strategies. We identify R&D projects in which Toyota should acquire patents, and file
relevant applications as necessary to help build a strong global patent portfolio. In addition, we want to
contribute to sustainable mobility by promoting the spread of technologies with environmental and safety
benefits. This is why we take an open stance to patent licensing, and grant licenses when appropriate
terms are met. A good example of this policy is the licensing to other companies of patents in the area of
hybrid technology, which is one of our core technologies involving environmental energy.
Intellectual Property Activities
Intellectual Property Systems
Intellectual Property Strategies
Intellectual Property Guiding Principle
Securing greater corporate flexibility and maximizing corporate value through the appropriate
acquisition and utilization of intellectual property.
R&D and Intellectual Property
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R&D and Intellectual Property
Corporate Philosophy
Management Team
Corporate Governance
Risk Factors
Other Management and Corporate Data
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