Blue-color LED developer sues company for patent, reward

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Shuji Nakamura (file photo), developer of the blue-color light-emitting diode (LED), filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 23, demanding 2 billion yen and recognition that the semiconductor patent belongs to him. Nakamura, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sued Nichia Corp., where he worked as an engineer until 1999, saying the company made unreasonable profits through its exclusive use of the blue-color LED patent.

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TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Shuji Nakamura (file photo), developer of the blue-color light-emitting diode (LED), filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 23, demanding 2 billion yen and recognition that the semiconductor patent belongs to him. Nakamura, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sued Nichia Corp., where he worked as an engineer until 1999, saying the company made unreasonable profits through its exclusive use of the blue-color LED patent.