The company's purpose is to develop, acquire and dispose of, hold, market, manage and transfer intellectual property and license rights both domestically and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that directly or indirectly serve the company's purpose or are directly related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not.