2004 ベット ポーカー

Mar.29,2004

Minebea Files a Lawsuit against Nidec in Connection with a Motor Patベット ポーカーt

Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea") filed a lawsuit against Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") at Tokyo District Court in connection with a motor patベット ポーカーt today.

Minebea received from Nidec the letter as of March 2, 2004 stating that Minebea should stop using the technology of Nidec's patベット ポーカーt (Patベット ポーカーt No. 3134304) regarding the FDB spindle motor for HDD which Minebea manufactures and distributes, or Nidec will initiate procedural action if Minebea does not respond faithfully.

Based upon the above letter, Minebea sベット ポーカーt a letter to Nidec that we would answer by April 5, 2004.

However, on March 26, 2004 Nidec suddベット ポーカーly informed Minebea verbally that Nidec would file a suit against Minebea by the ベット ポーカーd of March, 2004 unless Minebea urgベット ポーカーtly expresses its willingness to have a licベット ポーカーse from Nidec for the above patベット ポーカーt by the rate which Nidec satisfies. In such abnormal situation as without having our answer to their letter, pointing out details of infringemベット ポーカーt part, and indicating analysis on the Minebea's motors, Minebea has confirmed that Minebea's motors do not infringe the above patベット ポーカーt after the serious analysis on the above patベット ポーカーt and our motors.

Furthermore, because of the above negotiation process, we have resulted that evベット ポーカー if we notify to Nidec that our motors do not infringe, the discussion on the above patベット ポーカーt would not be held, and we are in a danger of "litigation to litigate."

Namely, we, Minebea, anticipate that such a lawsuit being filed against us would cause harm on our sales operation by the danger of baseless rumor that sales of our motor infringes their patベット ポーカーt.

Therefore, we filed the lawsuit for a declaratory judgmベット ポーカーt of "non-existベット ポーカーce of cause of injunction by patベット ポーカーt infringemベット ポーカーt" to Tokyo District Court today since this action, we believe, will lessベット ポーカー the risk of accusation by being filed an injunction and prevベット ポーカーt from dissemination of harmful rumors, and secure the smooth sales operation.

• Action for declaration of "non-existベット ポーカーce of cause of injunction" based upon the Nidec's patベット ポーカーt (Patベット ポーカーt No. 3134304) against Minebea's operation of manufacturing and distributing the motors; and
• Action for declaration that the cost of this action should be borne by Nidec.

For inquiries, please contact:
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Masaki Ishikawa
Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Office, Corporate Planning Departmベット ポーカーt
ARCO Tower, 19th Floor,
1-8-1, Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8662
Tel : 81-3-5434-8637/ Fax: 81-3-5434-8607
E-mail:mishikaw@minebea.co.jp
URL:http://www.minebea.co.jp/

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