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· and impressive performance. Also, Yamaha's XVlOOO arid 700 series, four-stroke, V-twin touring models have been'very well accepted in the North American market due to their high quality and outstanding image. In order to improve the international trade environment, the company has established a joint venture company in Spain (SEMSA), and plans to establish another joint venture company in France (MBK Industries). In April of 1983, Yamaha establisheda technical collaboration agreement with a mainland (Red) China panner, and the first unit has already rolled off its production line. The single model now in production in China is the CY80. Yamaha will introduce the Escort model to its Indian partner, and expect that it will be in full production by 1985. In addition, the company has substantially improved its overseas sales network for generators and'related power products and, as a result, sales have shown a dramatic improvement. "Our success would not be possible without the complete understanding and cooperation of our lallor union," Eguchi said. "We plan to further reinforce the mutual respect and fine working relationship we • have established in the past." OMCYamaba saitezplaiDed ARENACROSSsM SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA MILLER HIGH LIFE SALUTES SAN DIEGO "AMERICA'S FINEST CITY" SAT. AUG. 25 A RENA CROSSSM' SEE IT SCREAM. INTO SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA ************ $1 0, OOO'~~~~y MORE AT STAKE THAN AN OUTDOOR NATIONAL! *********'**** Gates Open 7 PM Race Starts 8 PM SAN DIEGO _ _ .... 'III'~"" ......... aoas I. .umL\ Yamaha's letter briefly mentions its "solving" of a patent problem with OMC in selling its outboard motors in the U.S. But the "problem" was in fact, a lawsuit filed by OMC - Outboard Marine Corporation of Waukegan, Illinois - against Yamaha, which presented an apparently substantial obstacle in Yamaha's overall financial recovery. The OMC suit demanded that Yamaha cease the import and sale of certain outboard motors, models which used design features that infringed upon patents held by OMC. According to Charles Plueddeman of OMC's public relations department, complaints were filed last Novemberagainst Yamaha Motor Company of Japan and its American subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., in both Federal District Court in Milwaukee and with the International Trade Commission in Washington D.C. OMC's actions claimed that the design and construction of the electrical systems in Yamaha's 9O-bhp three-cylinder outboard motor and their 1984-model V-four and V-six outboard motors were identical to systems of OMC's own design. Outboard Marine Corporation manufacturers and sells Evinrude and Johnson outboard motors and other marine-oriented products under those names. The alleged patent infringements by Yamaha, and the subsequent import and sale of motors with those infringing designs, represented potential and actual harm to OMC's own design efforts and market share of the outboard motor business, according to OMC. Plueddeman stated that Yamaha reached a settlement with OMC on March 26 and agreed to make certain changes on its motors as wei) as financial compensation. Yamaha is redesigning the electrical systems of the outboard motors in question and has paid OMC $400.000 to cover legal • costs incurred in the suit. TICKETS SUZUKI DEALERS • SUPERSHOPS MAD JACKS. MILITARY SPECIAL SERVICES. FIRST WORLD TRAVEL SPORTS ARENA TICKET OFFICE * * KIDS 112 PRICE * * 19