We received a letter from IPC concerning patent infringements (patents held by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.) LTD (Panasonic) that may effect most of us who use adhesive to secure components to PCBs for subsequent wave soldering process. If you have note received a copy of this letter Contact IPC and request a copy (847) 509-9700. IPC is Surveying Companies to Judge if industry members would like to consolidate their responses through IPC. I do not wish to hinder IPC efforts but I feel we should all be made aware of what is going on. IF ANYBODY HAS INFORMATION ON THIS LETTER PLEASE POST INFO HERE. Following is the cover letter sent from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ., Ltd. Dear Sir This is to inform you that Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (�Matsushita�; maybe known as Panasonic, its brand name) Owns U.S. Patents, among others, identified below, which we assume may be of interest to your company. USP 4,812,692 USP 4,814,870 For your convenience, attached are the copies of the above patents. Matsushita is willing to grant licenses under these patents to any company on a nondiscriminatory basis. If you would be interested, please contact us for further information. We can be reached by fax # +81-6-909-0053 Further, please be advised that Matsushita does not intend to assert the above patents against infringement occurred in conjunction with the use of certain manufacturing equipment supplied by Matsushita or its authorized distributors. Sincerely yours, Shinjiro Saikawa General Manager Licensing Department I
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