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ANNUAL REPORT 2014
President’s MessagePresident’s Message
Overview of
Four Business Units
Overview of
Four Business Units
Special FeatureSpecial Feature
Review of OperationsReview of Operations
Consolidated Performance
Highlights
Consolidated Performance
Highlights
Management and
Corporate Information
Management and
Corporate Information
Investor InformationInvestor Information
Financial SectionFinancial Section
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R&D and Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Activities
Toyota’s competitiveness springs from a 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.
Intellectual Property Systems
R&D and intellectual property activities are organization-
ally linked to enable us to focus on selected develop-
ment 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 contrib-
utes to business operations and helps determine poli-
cies for management risks associated with intellectual
property.
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 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 tech-
nologies 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 compa-
nies of patents in the area of hybrid technology, which is
one of our core technologies involving environmental
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 Pacific
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Samutprakarn Province, Thailand
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific Australia Pty., Ltd. Vehicle Engineering and Evaluation Melbourne, Australia
Intellectual Property Guiding Principle
Securing greater corporate flexibility and
maximizing corporate value through the
appropriate acquisition and utilization of intel-
lectual property.
Toyota Motor Engineering and
Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering
and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tianjin FAN Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
FAW Toyota R&D Center
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific
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฀FAN฀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
D See Domestic and Overseas R&D Bases
GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. R&D Center
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