GENEVA, Nov. 4 -- NIKON CORPORATION (1-5-20, Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo1408601), 株式会社ニコン (東京都品川区西大井1-5-20) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2025/015255) for "METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOMASK SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOMASK BLANKS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOMASK, METHOD FOR REUSING PHOTOMASK SUBSTRATE, PHOTOMASK SUBSTRATE, PHOTOMASK BLANKS, PHOTOMASK, AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATE" on Apr 18, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/225530, the details related to the patent application was published on Oct 30, 2025.

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