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.

Hitachi Metals, Sumitomo Special tie up in magnet production

Hitachi Metals, Sumitomo Special tie up in magnet production

TOKYO, June 20 Kyodo - Hitachi Metals Ltd. President Yoshihiro Honda (L), Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Shimozuma (C) and Sumitomo Special Metals Co. President Tetsuo Toizume (R) pose at a news conference in Tokyo on June 20 after concluding a tie-up agreement on production of permanent magnets used in such products as motors and electronic devices.

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. (Kyodo)

Hitachi Metals, Sumitomo Special tie up in magnet production

Hitachi Metals, Sumitomo Special tie up in magnet production

TOKYO, June 20 Kyodo - Hitachi Metals Ltd. President Yoshihiro Honda (L), Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Shimozuma (C) and Sumitomo Special Metals Co. President Tetsuo Toizume (R) pose at a news conference in Tokyo on June 20 after concluding a tie-up agreement on production of permanent magnets used in such products as motors and electronic devices. (Kyodo)