Nichia, Nakamura settle high-profile suit on blue LED patent

Nichia, Nakamura settle high-profile suit on blue LED patent

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetsohi Masunaga, a lawyer for Shuji Nakamura who developed the blue light-emitting diode (LED), speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 11 after Nakamura and Nichia Corp. reached a settlement on their dispute over the patent for the diode.

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