(1)Nichia ordered to pay 20 bil. yen to inventor for LED patent

(1)Nichia ordered to pay 20 bil. yen to inventor for LED patent

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Nakamura, who developed the blue light-emitting diode (LED), smiles in front of the Tokyo District Court in central Tokyo on Jan. 30 after the court ordered Nichia Corp. to pay him 20 billion yen for his transfer of patent rights to the company.

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