(1)Court denies professor's claim to patent for landmark invention

(1)Court denies professor's claim to patent for landmark invention

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Nakamura (L), a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, accompanied by his lawyer, arrives at the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 19 to attend a court session on a suit he filed over the patent for a key semiconductor device he invented.

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