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 | | Sumitomo Corporation (President and CEO: Motoyuki Oka, hereafter referred to as Sumitomo) and NEC Corporation (President: Akinobu Kanasugi, hereafter referred to as NEC) today jointly announced that a patent license agreement has been concluded between the two companies granting Sumitomo a non-exclusive license under basic Japanese patents owned by NEC that cover the carbon nanotube. |
 | | NECs carbon nanotube patents under which Sumitomo has acquired a license from NEC are basic patents and, therefore, it is necessary to acquire a license from NEC in order to gain the rights to manufacture, or sell etc. carbon nanotubes,said Botaro Hirosaki, Associate Senior Vice President of NECs Intellectual Asset Operations Unit. |
 | | Sumitomo Corporation, one of the leading integrated business enterprises well known as sogo shosha, not only conducts commodity transactions in all industries utilizing worldwide networks, but also provides related customers with various financing, serves as an organizer and a coordinator for various projects, and invests in businesses from the information industry to the retailing industry. |
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