Nichia in Korea accuses Seoul of semiconductor LED products for patent infringement

LED lighting technology supplier of Seoul semiconductor (Seoul Semiconductor), announced that Japan Nichia chemical industries (Nichia) has filed a lawsuit recently on the Seoul Central District Court, claiming that Seoul semiconductor in the blue chip white LED products (TWH104-HS) in South Korea violated its patent No. 406201st, Seoul semiconductor compensation for infringement. The Seoul semiconductor, said after receiving the lawsuit, after careful analysis, the company firmly holds the relevant patent technology, did not infringe the patent referred to by Japan asia.

Seoul semiconductor said that the company's technology has registered more than 1200 patents, the product is based on the company's own patent technology as the foundation, combined with the already obtained American UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara (Solid) SSLDC State Light Display Center), as well as many universities, research institutions and the Japanese Nitride Semiconductor authorized by the company's patented technology, at the same time with the American CREE, German SRAM, Japan TOYADA, GOSEI and other well-known LED chip manufacturers to build cross licensing agreements and strategic cooperation.

In October 10, 2007, Nichia and bring a lawsuit to the Seoul Central District Court, claiming that Seoul semiconductor for blue chip Z-power LED P9 series of white LED products, infringement of its patent No. 491482nd in Korea, Seoul semiconductor compensation for infringement. In this regard, Seoul semiconductor, said the company has declared in May 18, 2007 that this P9 product is manufactured using the blue chip SemiLED. In the case of this product, the company will respond to the consultation with SemiLED.

Source: International Electronic Business