OSRAM sued CITIZEN Electronics Co., Ltd.

Germany OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, light emitting diode manufacturers in the Dusseldorf district court started a lawsuit on Japanese rival CITIZEN electronics company, Japan LED manufacturer CITIZEN electronics company is facing forward by German competitor OSRAM company sued the photoelectric semiconductor lawsuit is a patented product involving OSRAM company with white LED color conversion technology. Often used in mobile phone backlight display and car radio display.

This patented technology is the OSRAM next in 1990, this technology is using a phosphor coating from the InGaN chip blue light emission into white light. OSRAM said it was the first to put the white light LED on the market. The Japanese electronics company CITIZEN announced their white LED production is the use of Japan Nichia authorization,

In 2002, Japan's Nichia and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors signed a patent exchange agreement, have the right to use their own technology can be allowed between the two companies. However, this Agreement does not include the use of third parties. OSRAM stressed that CITIZEN has violated and is still in the process of selling and providing white LED in Germany by infringing on its patents. OSRAM intends to apply for injunction and compensation. OSRAM wants CITIZEN to block imports of light-emitting diodes, including CITIZEN's production of products containing these LED into germany.

In May last year, OSRAM in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on Malaysia light-emitting diode manufacturer Dominant semiconductor company to take legal action. OSRAM is now on Dominant semiconductor company and wholesalers in Germany warned, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors company's chief executive Rudiger Muller said: "we take legal action to Japan CITIZEN company and issued a warning to the Dominant semiconductor company's aim is to use our technology to prevent without our authorization.