The Seoul Central District Court ruled that the reputation of Seoul semiconductor Nichia chemical damage

Nichia announced that the Seoul Central District Court judge in Seoul semiconductor Nichia chemical industries reputation damage. The court ordered the Seoul semiconductor to pay 10 million won damages, and take measures to restore the reputation of nichia.

The lawsuit began in Nichia in January 2006 with its white light emitting diode (LED) related to creative right by Seoul semiconductor infringement grounds, filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal District Court in northern California area. The jury in the United States in the lawsuit verdict based on Nichia chemical industry with "Seoul semiconductor media spreading false facts, damage the reputation of Nichia chemical industries in South Korea" on the grounds that the prosecution of Seoul semiconductor.

Nichia chemical industry said that in the United States in a lawsuit, the jury "Seoul semiconductor wilful violations of the 4 American creative power" Nichia's ruling on November 2007, the court in February 2008 accepted the verdict of the jury. However, Seoul semiconductor in the company on the Web website called "false facts, the court finds that it does not constitute an infringement lawsuit in the United States, Seoul semiconductor wins", and the content of the information dissemination to the media reports.

Source: Nikkei BP