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As the Konica Minolta Group places emphasis on research and development, it
owns a substantial amount of intellectual property including patents. The Group
believes that intellectual property is an extremely important management
resource, and in addition to protecting the Group’s businesses with its intellectual
property, intends to effectively utilize this property externally. (See pages 38 to 41
for Intellectual Property Update.)
Intellectual Property Strategy
Investments and Loans
March 2007–March 2009:
Total ¥300 billion
(including an additional allocation of ¥70 billion)
R&D Expenditures
March 2007–March 2009:
Total ¥250 billion
(maintaining an 8% level to net sales)
1%
Business
Technologies
Optics
Medical and
Graphic Imaging
Other
Holdings, Others
Strategic
Investment
Business
Technologies
Optics
Medical and
Graphic Imaging
Other
Holdings, Others
35%
33%
8%
6%
17%
58%
16%
13%
3% 10%
Investment Plan
Proactively promote capital investment aiming for the Group’s growth and expansion focusing on the Business
Technologies and Optics businesses