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 TOKYO (AP) - A court ordered Canon on Tuesday to compensate a former employee for laser printer technology he developed, the latest in a spate of legal battles that pit inventors against big-name Japanese companies.
In the ruling in Tokyo District Court by presiding judge Ryuichi Shitara, Canon was ordered to pay Kazuo Minoura, the engineer, 33.5 million yen, or $275,000, as his due for profits that his work earned Canon, a court official said on condition of anonymity.
Canon Inc. said it will likely appeal.
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