Big wave wave 738 patent case was renewed claims

LED Taiwan factory continued to fall into the patent litigation quagmire, the earlier news chip maker EPISTAR and the Boston University Foundation (Trustees of Boston University) patent litigation, the United States Court jury preliminary ruling EPISTAR suspected infringement, fear to claims $9 million 300 thousand (about 59 million 454 thousand and 900 yuan).

Be sentenced to pay $9 million 300 thousand

The United States Boston University foundation and crystal electric between patent litigation began in 2012, the former proposed patent infringement to the federal court of Massachusetts told the United States, the United States patent infringement against crystal electric US5686738 "high insulation single crystal GaN film (" Highly insulating monocrystalline gallium nitride thin films) patent.

The case has been entangled lawsuit for three years, came out earlier Massachusetts court jury initially ruled that the crystal electric claims $9 million 300 thousand. EPISTAR are considered "intentional infringement (willful infringement, the Boston University is aware of patent production and sales)" and "induced (billion light and Lite) (induced infringement)", the tort compensation shall be increased, the amount of $9 million 300 thousand. Billion light Lite, the process does not infringe the patent No. 738, is the use of crystal electric chip and the infringement claims $4 million and $365 thousand.

Crystal electric said the results were disappointed

Crystal electric spokesman Zhang Shixian 26, said in the morning, although the results of the ruling regret, but the jury is only a preliminary opinion, not the final verdict. At the same time, Zhang Shixian also pointed out that the Boston University US5686738 patent has already expired in November 2014, it made a strong appeal for crystal materials, and quite confident.

Boston University foundation for many years to US5686738 patents filed dozens of patent infringement litigation object told, in addition to crystal electric, including Nichia (Nichia Corp.), Everlight, Liteon, Wang Qi (Seoul Semiconductor), Seoul semiconductor, Samsung (Samsung) LED factory in 2013, charges such as Acer, ASUS BenQ, HTC, Dentsu, Dell, Microsoft electric (Microsoft), Toshiba (Toshiba), SONY (Sony), LG (Apple), apple, Amazon and other terminal brands (Amazon).

Boston University and LED chip factory CREE (CREE) a good relationship, the US5686738 patent license to CREE. With the US5686738 patent expires, the next will be how to affect the development of the case, is still subject to continuous observation.

Nichia Tan Jing electric was sentenced to infringement

Nichia Taiwan and media executives Wednesday for the annual dinner, group general counsel (ban Chaiyi law minister Jhihben) his talk to bank wins this year Taiwan LED factory litigation success, initiated the Boston University VS. crystal electric (2448) case. He said that Nichia in 2002 has also been accused of reconciliation between the two parties, the Boston University, just not the same background. At that time, LED backlight applications have not yet universal, let alone lighting, Boston University can not get too many licensing fees, and finally the two sides to exchange the technology they want, cross licensing can be.

More than a decade later, the global television has been fully adopted LED, lighting penetration is also rising, Boston University, the right to ask for the right crystal is bound to be high. Asked Nichia to come to Taiwan factory status, what advice? Akutagawa Katsuyuki said: "the lawsuit between manufacturers, as early as possible reconciliation," otherwise costly, not good for both sides.

Nichia for example, past Seoul and Korea semiconductor of war, in the world they. 3 and a half years of legal fees spent a total of $75 million, two and a half years ago about $25 million last year, jumped to $50 million, mainly entered the second after the lawyer's fees are more expensive. "I believe that the price of the opponent is also very high, and finally can not stand to reconcile with us. "Asked the Taiwan factory billion light (2393) the lawsuit has no hope of reconciliation, Nichia said that if the two sides can trust each other, it is possible, but now it seems" lopsided ". Although the lawsuit between the owners and manufacturers, but for patent war, Nichia resolutely battle. South Korea Blue Stone patent war in Japan, Taiwan and other places to launch multiple lawsuits, Akutagawa Katsuyuki said, most manufacturers have huaqianxiaozai, only Nichia insisted in the end. "It costs a lot of lawyers, but in the long run, it's not easy to get harassed. "

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