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20 October 2006

Defeat for Hitachi in inventor reward case

Japan's Supreme Court last week ordered electronics company Hitachi to pay former employee Seiji Yonezawa ¥163 million ($1.4 million) for his inventions in a ruling that will reignite debate about employee compensation in the country

Japan's Supreme Court last week ordered electronics company Hitachi to pay former employee Seiji Yonezawa ¥163 million ($1.4 million) for his inventions in a ruling that will reignite debate about employee compensation in the country.




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