TOKYO -- Nissan Motor and Renault have agreed to restrict the use of the intellectual property they developed together, including one patent for hybrid vehicles, in a new company established by Renault, Nikkei has learned.
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Deal is step forward in rethink of Japanese, French automakers' ties
An agreement between Nissan and Renault on intellectual property would be a breakthrough for the two automakers, which are reviewing their capital ties.
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