Bridgestone Co., Ltd. (President: Shoji Arakawa) announced the results of its trademark infringement lawsuit in China as follows: Regarding the lawsuit against Shandong Santai Rubber Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shandong Santai") ), a trademark infringement lawsuit involving the use of tires similar to the company's trademark "ROCKSTONE" was settled at the Shanghai Higher People's Court in December 2008 during the second instance. Shandong Santai promised to stop producing and selling "ROCKSTONE" tires of this style. ROCKSTONE" trademark tires. Previously, in order to prevent the product from flowing around the world, Bridgestone also reached a settlement in November 2008 in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against Shandong Santai's sales agent HeuverBandenGroothandelBV in the Netherlands. In addition, Bridgestone filed a complaint in September 2007 regarding trademark infringement caused by Hangzhou Bridgestone Rubber Co., Ltd.'s use of the company's trademark "BRIDGESTEEL" in the production and sale of conveyor belts. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court of China filed a trademark infringement lawsuit. The judgment issued at the end of last year recognized our company's claims and issued orders to stop using the "BRIDGESTEEL" and "PRIDGESTEEL" trademarks, destroy molds, and stop using "BRIDGESTEEL" as the company name. Bridgestone hopes to put the safety and security of its customers first and strictly respond to imitations of such goods or services by exposing or filing lawsuits, in order to maintain and enhance brand value.