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Patent Auction: ITRI To Release 291 Patents

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Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is set to release 190 cases including 291 patents. The Taiwanese company is inviting private companies to register their bids for these patents before the end of this month.

The patents to be released are related to six fields including: Electronics and Optoelectronics; Advanced Manufacturing Systems; Information and Communications; Material, Chemical and Nanotechnology; Energy and Environment; Biomedical technology. The patents to be transferred include the components and process technology for fabricating thin film transistor (TFT) and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).

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