From an article in Solid-State Lighting (link2):
According to a story carried by Science, UCSB professor Shuji Nakamura has been accused by US District Court Judge James Fox of lying about Nichia patents. The accusations surfaced in a March 15, 2002 letter to federal prosecutors, made public in the electronic newsletter Internet Patent News Service. The story was picked up by the journal Science (Vol. 296, April 5, 2002, p. 31). The disputed US patents (5306662, 5578839, 5747832, and 5767581) cover Nakamura’s landmark LED and laser diode work done while he worked at Nichia. According to Fox’s letter, statements made by Nakamura, in a court deposition related to the North Carolina State University and Cree Inc., vs. Nichia Corporation and Nichia America Corporation patent dispute, conflict with claims made by Nakamura in the patent applications filed by Nichia. Thus, Fox accuses Nakamura of lying to either the US Patent Office or in his recent depositions regarding Nichia patents. [Copy of Judge Fox’s letter.] Either way, Fox recommends bringing perjury charges against Nakamura.
