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Article: China's digital camera makers may face patent claims from Japanese firms.
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- China Business News
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- February 25, 2003
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China's digital camera makers may face patent claims from Japanese firms
Shanghai. February 25. INTERFAX-CHINA - An IPR (intellectual property right) problem may arise between Chinese digital cameras makers and Japanese firms, with more Japanese firms shifting their digital camera production to China, and more Chinese domestic firms entering the market, said Kenji Hidaka in an exclusive interview with Interfax. Kenji Hidaka is chief of the IPR Office under JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Beijing Office.
Most patents of digital cameras currently are owned by Japanese firms, like Sony, Canon, Fujitsu and Minolta, and firms entering the business, ...