We found the fact that Aoke New Material Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (嶅稞新材料科技（上海）有限会社; Aoke) in China had sold imitation products of ‘DHT-4A™’ which is manufactured and sold by our subsidiary Kyowa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. It was assumed that Aoke had infringed our intellectual property rights. We requested Intellectual Property Office in Shanghai Pudong New Area to take administrative measures to stop its infringement.
As a result of the administrative measures taken on August 29, 2022, the following administrative penalty against Aoke were officially announced as of April 24, 2023.
We attach great importance to the proper protection of intellectual property rights, and we will continue to promote the proper use of our trademarks from the standpoint of respect for intellectual property.
Kindly refer to the list of our registered trademarks (https://setolas.com/en/patent/).