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Internet firm sues access providers for patent infringement

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13 September 2000

Jiji Press English News Service

Tokyo-based International Scientific Company Tuesday sued three Japanese internet access providers for allegedly infringing its patented fee-charging system.

The internet venture firm is seeking an injunction from Tokyo District Court banning the access providers from using the "time- based fee-charging system for the internet," which the company has patented in Japan and the United States, it said.

This is the first legal case involving a patent related to an internet-based business model in Japan.

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