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BASF, Umicore in CAM patent deal 7 May 2021 - 0 Submitted by Andrew Warmington Submitted by Andrew Warmington on 7 May 2021 BASF and Umicore have entered into a non-exclusive patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of cathode active materials (CAMs) and their precursors. CAMs are used in lithium-ion batteries and both firms have been investing in them heavily, creating what they called “sizeable and largely complementary patent portfolios”. The deal covers over 100 patents families filed in Europe, US, China, Korea and Japan, relating to features such as chemical composition, powder morphology and chemical stability. The chemistries...
