That union on Guangzhou Hongli and Shenzhen Lei Chau repling USA "337 investigation".

The United States Gertrude Neumark Rothschild retired professor of Columbia University that it holds 5252499 U.S. patent infringement based on 20 February 2008, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Investigation Section 337 for short wave light-emitting diodes, laser diodes and containing the product ", filed a lawsuit to more than and 30 of the world's use of similar products to enterprises. In March 20, 2008 the United States ITC accepted the plaintiff's claims and formally launched an investigation.

"499 patent" the full name of the "wide band gap semiconductor with low bipolar resistivity and manufacturing method", the scope of the authority is the epitaxial growth of semiconductor materials. Professor Rothschild applied in August 15, 1988 and was authorized in October 12, 1993 to expire in October 12, 2010. July 2005, the plaintiff had sued the Federal District Court in New York, CREE, LumiLEDs, Toyoda Gosei, OSRAM and other four LED epitaxial chip companies, have been reconciled or being reconciled. The lawsuit object mainly is the packaging and application of enterprise LED, including Motorola, NOKIA, SONY, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Hitachi, MITSUBISHI, SHARP, SANYO, Samsung, LG, pioneer, Seoul semiconductor, Acer, Lite, Kingbright, billion light and other world-renowned enterprises. Guangzhou hongliguang Electronic Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen ZHOULEI Electronic Co., Ltd is the four companies China mainland in the active participation of the respondent enterprises.

Since that were included in the list of 337 companies from the date of the survey, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Hongli Lei Chau initiative, serious and responsible attitude to deal with the case in the care and coordination of relevant government departments, actively cooperate with the alliance national semiconductor lighting project should carry out action work, made a lot of meaningful preparations in the face of other enterprises, and actively responding to, also shilly-shally, brave. Because of the public generally on the 337 investigations do not know much about the investigation of the antecedents, and the possible effects of sciolistic, even only one party is willing speculation, so inevitably to the LED industry and the respondent companies had doubts and misunderstandings, and even individual enterprises and individuals in the industry of the enterprise evaluation is not friendly and to this end, spread, alliance national semiconductor lighting project, the survey is the common crisis of China's LED industry, industry Tongren unite together, so the alliance to those who care about the development of national industry LED made the following instructions:

1 Guangzhou Hongli and Shenzhen Lei Chau is mission of the enterprise. The survey of 337 although the surface for the four Chinese case is the LED package and the application of the enterprise, but because the plaintiff ITC proposed a general exclusion order for Guangzhou and Shenzhen, if only considering the Hongli Lei Chau enterprises of their own interests and not responding to China, LED industry and other enterprises in the future development of leave more risks the two companies, actively responding to the behavior is correct and worthy of recognition, they also responsible for national enterprises and LED China international dialogue mission in responding to the same time.

2 Guangzhou Hongli and Shenzhen Lei Chau is responsible enterprises. At the same time compared with the alleged foreign well-known large enterprises, although the two companies were not large in scale, or "fearless", but no matter how the progress of the investigation, the result how, the two companies are in the best as in the past to its quality, to all users responsible.

3 Guangzhou Hongli and Shenzhen Lei Chau is to respect intellectual property rights of enterprises. Since the date of the establishment of the enterprise, the two companies will pay full attention to the construction of intellectual property rights, fully respect the intellectual property rights of others, and to do a lot of useful work. Although the focus of the 337 survey in LED epitaxial growth technology is infringing on the rights of patent No. 499, and the two companies are not directly related to the use of LED packaging technology. But Guangzhou and Shenzhen still hung Lei Chau to overcome the difficulties, actively coordinate communication with the upstream suppliers, together to find evidence to the patent technology. Regardless of the final judgment of the investigation, the two companies can actively respond to the case, has fully demonstrated that they respect intellectual property rights, is to respect international practice and industry rules of the enterprise.

4 the investigation of the respondent work is being carried out in an orderly manner, the progress of the case is moving towards the industry in the most favorable direction for the development of enterprises 337. Although in this case the enterprise involved in responding to certain energy, but Guangzhou Hongli and Shenzhen Lei Chau as usual. No matter what the outcome, will not have a negative impact on product sales and users, the two companies also take this opportunity to express their concern has been the development of the two companies and customers at ease.

Thank you again for Chinese Care Alliance LED industry development, support for participating in the "337" enterprises responding to friends from all walks of life, but also will continue to encourage and guide enterprises attach importance to the construction of intellectual property rights, and actively participate in international competition, to ensure the smooth development of national health industry!

Source: China Semiconductor Lighting Network