[Important Notice] Please beware of counterfeit and imitation products of ONLINE FACE®. To all customers and business partners

To all our customers and business partners: Thank you for your continued support and use of our “ONLINE FACE®” service.

Akamedia Japan is committed to advancing cutting-edge digital technology and AI innovation in support of the Japanese government’s push toward a Super Smart Society (Society 5.0), while developing high-value-added products and services for the next generation.

Recently, we have confirmed that products believed to be counterfeits of our “ONLINE FACE” product are being sold and distributed on the market.

We have also observed cases in which products that are not ours are being sold in a manner that could lead consumers to mistakenly believe they use the same technology.

The manufacture and sale of counterfeit products may infringe our patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, and may also constitute a violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. If criminally prosecuted, such acts may, at the court’s discretion, be punishable by imprisonment, a fine, or both. We will work closely with our attorneys and patent attorneys to take strict legal action against any infringement of our intellectual property rights or any act constituting unfair competition.

If you wish to use our products, please be careful to avoid these counterfeit products before adopting them. We will continue to strive to be of assistance to our customers through our own products, and we ask for your continued patronage.

*Regarding ONLINE FACE products, multiple intellectual property rights exist, including but not limited to the patents and trademarks listed below.

■ Japan (Patents)
・Patent No. 7773825 “Program, storage medium, and monitoring system”
・Patent No. 7602842 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7594767 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7566359 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7321578 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 7063508 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・Patent No. 6887710 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 6837697 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 6797388 “Online learning system”

■ Japan (Trademarks)
・Trademark Registration No. 6471867 “ONLINE FACE”
・Trademark Registration No. 6712027 “FACE BADGE”
・Trademark Registration No. 6414104 “Online Classroom Driving Instruction AUTO ACADEMY”
・Trademark Registration No. 6414105 “Auto Academy”

■ United States (Patents)
・US Patent No. 12,314,811 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・US Patent No. 12,438,875 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・US Patent No. 12,417,711 “Online learning system”

■ Republic of Korea (Patents)
・Korean Patent No. 10-2734018 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”

■ Taiwan (Patents)
・Taiwan Patent No. I887553 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・Taiwan Patent No. I888613 “Online learning system”

■ People’s Republic of China (Patents)
・China Patent No. ZL202280043727.0 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”