Nichia settlement

dasfx · Jan 17, 2005

I was supprised not to see this around anywhere, but Shuji Nakamura was awarded more than $8 mil in he case against Nichia (he invented Blue LEDs and then Nichia made the money). It's a NY Times article, so a free registration is required /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif sorry.

Ny Times article

Here's one from Bloomberg:
Bloomberg

raggie33 · Jan 17, 2005

here is one that dont need regestation
http://compoundsemiconductor.net/articles/news/9/1/8/1

IsaacHayes · Jan 17, 2005

I thought it was more like several hundred million he was going for... Perhaps he was only awarded 8.

RonM · Jan 17, 2005

It's not uncommon for the person who invents something, for a company, to receive no more than their normal pay (actually it traditional to get $1). It's considered part of the job. The idea being that the company takes the financial risk and therefore reaps the reward. Makes sense in some ways, but can also be applied unfairly as well.

Doug Owen · Jan 17, 2005

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I thought it was more like several hundred million he was going for... Perhaps he was only awarded 8.

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Poor sod, I hope he can handle the disappointment.....

Doug Owen