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Intellectual Property
ASML has complained to the European Commission, claiming that its
competitors have "ganged up" to keep it out of the Japanese lithography
market, according to a report in the Financial Times.
ASML has complained to the European Commission, claiming that its
competitors have "ganged up" to keep it out of the Japanese lithography
market, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Dutch company has
been in a series of patent disputes with Japans Nikon over the past year,
particularly in the US and South Korea. Among the complaints is that
cross-licensing between Nikon and Canon has restricted ASMLs market share
to 3%, a source claimed to the FT. For the EC to act it would need to be
shown that the cross-licensing arrangements have an adverse effect on ASMLs
business in the European Union or that international trade rules have been
broken.
competitors have "ganged up" to keep it out of the Japanese lithography
market, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Dutch company has
been in a series of patent disputes with Japans Nikon over the past year,
particularly in the US and South Korea. Among the complaints is that
cross-licensing between Nikon and Canon has restricted ASMLs market share
to 3%, a source claimed to the FT. For the EC to act it would need to be
shown that the cross-licensing arrangements have an adverse effect on ASMLs
business in the European Union or that international trade rules have been
broken.
