ITC with short wavelength LED suspected of infringing the patent on the grounds to investigate SONY and other 30 companies, four companies ranked in the Chinese

The United States International Trade Commission (International Trade Commission:ITC) announced on alleged violations of short wavelength light emitting diode (LED) and laser diode related patent on the grounds, to survey on SONY and Panasonic industries and other 30 companies (English released data). The investigation in accordance with the United States Tariff Act 337, due to the lawsuit filed in February 20, 2008 Neumark Rothschild Gertrude.

Rothschild believes that some of the U.S. imports of short wavelength LED, laser diodes, as well as products containing these two elements violated its patents, requiring ITC to issue such products import ban. The ITC survey object products are portable products and instrument panel, advertising board, signal device, HD DVD DVD and Blu ray machines and memory used include blue and purple, LED and short wavelength laser diode. The survey objects are as follows. Singapore Annwa (Avago Technologies of Singapore) - Taiwan Wei (Bacol OptoELectonic), a new photoelectric Malaysia series semiconductor (Dominant Semiconductors) bright Taiwan (Everlight Electronics) - Everlight electronics China supable Optoelectronics (Exceed Perseverance Electronic) - Guangzhou Hongli opto electronic (Guangzhou Hongli Chinese Opto-Electronic) - Taiwan Hong Qi technology (Harvatek Internaional Hitachi made) - Taiwan Kingbright electronic (Kingbright Electronic), South Korea's LG electronics Taiwan Lite on Technology (Lite-On Technology) - China (Lucky Light Electronics) Jiaguang electronics industry, Motorola, Panasonic (Motorola), Finland NOKIA (Nokia), Taiwan Tech (Opto Tech Corp.) - Pioneer - Roma - Samsung and SANYO Motor, Seoul semiconductor (Seoul Semiconductor), SHARP Shenzhen Unilight Electronic Co. China uer, Ltd., SONY, sinano silk Sony Ericsson of Sweden (Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Sweden) Stanley (Stanley Electric), Toshiba electric, the United States Vishay semiconductors (Vishay Intertechnology), Inc. Yellow Stone (Taiwan morning the survey by ITC) chief judge Paul J Luckern (Paul J. Luckern) is responsible for. Lu Keen will make the original judgment on whether the company violated the U.S. tariff law 337. After that, the committee will review and make a final decision by ITC. The deadline for investigation is within 45 days after the start of the survey. If the judgment was not rejected by the U.S. trade representative office within 60 days, the ITC decision will be the final decision.

Source: Nikkei BP