TOKYO -- With its lawsuits announced Thursday, Nippon Steel has mounted a defense of a patented material in demand for electrified vehicles, going as far as taking top customer Toyota Motor to court.
Japan's top steelmaker accuses China's Baoshan Iron & Steel of supplying steel that infringes on its patent to Toyota, saying the automaker is at fault for selling cars that the offending motor material.
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