LED giant patent cross licensing or innovation pattern

LED patent disputes among the Asian news companies just fall, the United States LED CREE electronics and LED in Taiwan Dachang EPISTAR announced the signing of patent cross licensing agreement message, in one fell swoop eliminates the potential of infringement lawsuits, also do not need to pay high patent transaction costs, both sides can benefit from. However, the move will bring what kind of impact on the industry? LEDinside made several observations and analysis.

1 global LED active layout

LEDinside said that with the LED patent war continued to spread, the five major international LED vendors to maintain market leadership, active layout consolidate the advantages of patents.

2 favorable and stable development of the market

Throughout the market, a strong dollar, policy promotion and lighting manufacturers to follow up, LED lighting needs in various fields, whether it is engineering lighting, commercial lighting and home lighting in the U.S. market is still stable development in 2015.

3 gentlemen love money grab the city Youdao

According to the LEDinside survey, the main lighting brands in the bulb of the ship in 2015 also has a significant increase. In view of this, CREE to ensure the market position, for patent infringement issues, Sue donper and Feit Electric, including LED chip, package, bulb design and operation of a total of 10 patents (8 patents and 2 design patents).

4 cross licensing Patent Technology Innovation Agency

At the same time, Cree announced in August 4th with the signing of the global chip LED patent cross licensing agreement, designed to further promote the growth of LED lighting and LED bulb market. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will receive each other's nitride LED chip patent license, and the other part of the non nitride LED chip patents. EPISTAR is the world's largest chip supplier, convinced of the value of intellectual property rights can not be undone, so positive and CREE to achieve cross licensing, and payment of patent fees, while maintaining customer relationship, in order to facilitate sustainable development.

Cree chairman and chief executive officer Chuck Swoboda said, Cree's innovative technology and a wide range of patent portfolio for LED components and lighting products more competitive. The chairman of crystal Li Bingjie also explained that by the patent cross licensing agreement, crystal power will be able to more quickly and smoothly push the LED chip on the global stage, and take this opportunity to provide services to customers around the world.

By the recent major manufacturers have shot to consolidate the market, it can be foreseen in the next few years there will be more patents related to the development of alliances or spin off, is expected to carry out different new situation in the past.

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