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Toyota Global Vision President’s Message Launching a New Structure Special Feature Review of Operations
Consolidated Performance
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
R&D and Intellectual Property
쎲 Intellectual Property
쎲 Intellectual Property Activities
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 inven-
tions and expertise that we value as important
management resources.
쎲 Intellectual Property Systems
R&D and intellectual property activities are organiza-
tionally linked to enable us to focus on selected devel-
opment 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 associ-
ated with intellectual property.
쎲 Intellectual Property Strategies
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 fi le 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 tech-
nologies with environmental and safety benefi ts. 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 envi-
ronmental energy.
Facility Name Activities Location
Europe
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Brussels, Belgium; Derby, U.K.
Toyota Europe Design Development Design Nice, France
Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) Development for Motorsport Vehicles,
Advanced Engineering Cologne, Germany
Facility Name Activities Location
Asia Pacifi c
Toyota Motor Asia Pacifi c Engineering and
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Samutprakarn Province, Thailand
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacifi c Australia Pty., Ltd. Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Melbourne, Australia
Intellectual Property Guiding Principle
쎲 Securing greater corporate fl exibility and
maximizing corporate value through the
appropriate acquisition and utilization of
intellectual property.
Toyota Motor Engineering and
Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Asia Pacifi c Engineering
and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
FAW Toyota Research & Development
Co., Ltd.
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacifi c
Australia Pty., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Toyota Europe Design Development Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG)
Facility Name Activities Location
China
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (China)
Co., Ltd.
Basic Research, Technical Research
and Vehicle Evaluation Jiangsu
Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. FAW Toyota R&D
Center Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Tianjin
GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. R&D Center Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Guangdong
쑽 See Domestic and Overseas R&D Bases
GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. R&D Center
R&D and Intellectual Property [2 of 2] Corporate Philosophy Corporate Governance Management Team Risk Factors