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September 17, 2002		Overall Settlement Concerning Blue LED Lawsuits
September 05, 2002		Settlement Negotiation
August 09, 2002		Start of Settlement Negotiation
July 18, 2002		Judgment rendered by Tokyo High Court Validating Toyoda Gosei's Patent (decided in Toyoda Gosei's favor)
June 18, 2002		Judgment rendered by Tokyo High Court Validating Toyoda Gosei's Patent (decided in Toyoda Gosei's favor)
April 24, 2002		Tokyo High Court Judgment on Lawsuit Demanding Annulment of JPO Ruling on Opposition Concerning Blue LED Patent
March 14, 2002		Judgment rendered by Tokyo High Court Substantially Invalidating Nichia Corporation's Patent (decided in Toyoda Gosei's favor)
March 11, 2002		Supreme Court Judgment Substantially Invalidating Nichia Corporation's Patent Rendered (Final and Conclusive in favor of Toyoda Gosei)
February 28, 2002		Tokyo District Court rendered judgments in favor of Toyoda Gosei (to the effect of non-infringement) in both the two (2) Patent Infringement Cases concerning Blue LED
February 28, 2002		Joint Venture to Specialize in Resin Fuel Tank Systems