Court orders Hitachi Metals to increase reward for magnet patent

Court orders Hitachi Metals to increase reward for magnet patent

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hitachi Metals Ltd. researcher Masao Iwata (L) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 27 after the Tokyo High Court ordered Hitachi Metals earlier in the day to increase remuneration for Iwata to 12.6 million yen for inventing a method to make permanent magnets. A lower court awarded 11.3 million yen against the researcher's demand of 89 million yen.

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