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4. Corporate Strategies
Pages 11-15

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... The patent was late to issue in the United States, and by the time it did, the company's process had become widely used in wafer processes for certain types of gallium arsenide devices. The demand for these devices grew enormously during the 1980s, because they are used in semiconductor lasers, which are key components in 1 1
From page 12...
... patent and if a high proportion of the infringing products are exported to the United States.
From page 13...
... The company now is in the process of expanding its manufacturing and R&D presence in Japan to support the expanding market for the glass. Trade secrecy is sometimes an attractive option for intellectual property protection in the United States, particularly for process technologies in the chemical and materials industries.
From page 14...
... TRACKING THE EVOLUTION OF JAPANESE PATENT STRATEGY It is also important for American companies to stay abreast of the evolving intellectual property strategies of Japanese companies. The increased patent filing activities of Japanese companies in the United States are fairly well known.
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... 11 Either side may request a jury trial. A recent article concludes that there is no evidence of jury bias against Japanese patent litigants in the United States.


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