en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics#cite_note-7
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The word mechatronics was registered as trademark by the company in Japan with the registration number of "46-32714" in 1971.
The trademark date and number are wrong. Yaskawa says the trademark was registered in 1972, not 1971, and secondary sources identify the registration as Japan Trademark Registration No. 946594 rather than “46-32714.”
Full reasoning
Yaskawa’s official corporate history says Tetsuro Mori applied in 1969 to register "Mechatronics" and that the mark was registered in 1972. That directly contradicts the article’s claim that registration occurred in 1971.
In addition, secondary technical/historical sources identify the trademark as Japan Trademark Registration No. 946594. That indicates "46-32714" is not the registration number itself; it appears to be a publication/gazette-style number rather than the trademark registration number. So the sentence is incorrect on both the year and the registration-number field.
2 sources
- 1960～ | Yaskawa Global Site
Yaskawa states: "Legendary engineer Tetsuro Mori applied in 1969 to register as a trademark 'Mechatronics' ... and it was registered in 1972."
- Cross-disciplinary engineering in mechatronics — Technical University of Munich repository
Search snippet for this document states: "The company secured the trademark rights in 1972 (Japan Trademark Registration no.946594)."