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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you think Nakamura’s primary interest in filing the lawsuit was financial compensation? What other interests might Nakamura have had in pursuing his claim with Nichia ten years after the patents had been filed? How are Nakamura’s interests consistent or inconsistent with Japanese cultural values?
2. What rights arguments might Nakamura have made during the initial pre-lawsuit negotiations with Nichia? How are these rights arguments cultural?
3. What power options did Nakamura have in his dispute with Nichia? How are these strategic options cultural?
4. What were Nichia’s positions and interests in this negotiation with Nakamura?
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Running Head: NICHIA COOPERATION VERSUS NAKAMURA
Nichia Cooperation Versus Nakamura
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According to the article, Shuji Nakamura's primary interest in suing his former employer,
Nichia Corporation, was not financial compensation. The article states that Nakamura's primary
goal was to license the technology to other firms, thus expanding the products' usage and eliminate
Nichia's domination in the industry. However, Nakamura also had the interest of countering the
Japanese norms. Nakamura's interests are inconsistent with Japanese cultural practices regarding
the ownership of and compensation of patents. The article states that his di...
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