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

(3)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 Jan. 30 during a news conference in Tokyo after the Tokyo District Court ordered Nichia Corp. to pay him 20 billion yen for his transfer of patent rights to the company.

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