The geometric effect of Nichia billion light patent disputes on the industry?

[LED] Chinese Reuters recently noted that Japan Nichia LED industry manufacturers (Nichia) and LED LED patent dispute between Taiwan Dachang billion light, as well as the legal proceedings, but seems to have a tit for tat, what issues the patent related to the impact on the industry is good or bad? When will there be solutions? LEDinside give a few simple observations and analysis.

In the industry of science and technology patent market, the common development of the story, one is the establishment of tort pay high compensation, the second is to prohibit the sale of infringing products and specific market areas, the third is the reconciliation between the two parties, the accused each other's patents, but not on behalf of the two sides not tort each other, each other simply not to dispute patent term. Fourth, cross licensing, both sides can be shipped to individual customers. Fifth, is authorized to pay licensing fees to the infringing party, and even become the authorized OEM partners. In fact, there are many different types of story development, it depends on the parties in different time, conditions and environment of negotiation and discussion, but one thing is for sure, is its own patent layout should be able to compete in the international market, more preparation, more wins, it is beyond doubt the.

The patent competition is divided into basic patent and patent derivative, the former is very high in the status and importance of patent experts, many of the core patent battle is in this category, which is the focus of crystallization companies technology efforts. The derivative patents, covering a wide range, but also to the market to produce obstacles and against competitors.

LED patent war warming

Nichia and LED billion light patent war is heating up, both sides after years of litigation, LED billion light announced major patent litigation in the United States, the Nichia LED patent has been ruled invalid example, then triggered a discussion of LED network layout patents related to changes in international market, there are also some international companies LED more positive authorization, sales of patented technology out, avoid LED on patent value fell. The news of the follow-up, Nichia filed a LED patent litigation victory for their products and market confidence in defense, mainly around the white LED patent approval in the European patent right, Germany court YAG phosphor technology billion light on the event of patent infringement. Nichia said, billion light white LED products and two products, respectively, alleged violations get the new EU No. EP2 197053 and EP 2276080, and TAG related patents, this patent litigation in Germany, the Dusseldorf court of second instance. Nichia and that the two new patent of the newly acquired, although with the European Union and the United States Patent No. EP 936682 No. 5998925th is the same patent family, the validity of the patent should be the case of independent judgment, relationship and family in other patent validity (no other two patent was invalid). Is not affected, but stressed that stronger patent validity Nichia two YAG related patents approved by the european.

Billion light counter that Nichia EU EP 936682 YAG white patent (patent number is DE in the German Patent No. 69702929) on September 2014 by the German Federal patent court verdict the patent all invalid, so the German court Dusseldorf appeal is already the patent infringement litigation of the suspension of the trial. The German court request Nichia Dusseldorf appeal issued a permanent injunction and other related request, think this is just a billion light Nichia unilateral request, and the final decision is not the German court.

Around the YAG phosphor, the tit for tat.

In fact, from the point of view of YAG phosphor patent, patent is important, but there are a lot of LED products is to avoid YAG phosphor patent, but Nichia product range and strong core competitiveness, the main important patents of Nichia to consolidate their products sales, is necessary for. The billion light, different in product mix and Nichia, still have a chance in the LED patent with Nichia to.

What will be the impact of these patent wars on the market?

In fact, in addition to the recent billion light and Nichia LED patent battle, Taiwan factory also has in the United States counter Wang Qi told CREE LED provided a patent infringement, the development of how to see?

First of all we saw recently there are many international LED manufacturers in the chip technology, packaging technology are on sale, technical cooperation, or the whole company was acquired by the news, and has LED technology company, LED will authorize the relevant patent technology to the relatively new entrants in the market, or the lack of LED patent licensing manufacturers, with LEDinside the previous estimate of LED patent value will be still in the price, supply as soon as possible to the market, with technology companies, will also accelerate the sale of technology, patent or their own company to do the transformation of the opportunity. For example, China and the United States and TOYOTA signed a patent agreement, the two sides reached a strategic cooperation in supply chain. United States general lighting (GE) 4 valent manganese phosphor patents authorized to other than Japan's Asian manufacturers.

The development in several important markets on the mainland, China LED manufacturers, LED manufacturers and Taiwan, there are signs of expanding the overseas market more than ever, but the bigger trend has emerged in the whole factory, and small manufacturers or waiting for the opportunity to become more examples. Already mature LED product market, its LED patent competition should have a settled space, but many new applications, with the LED lighting market in the commercial sector has been opened up, emerging market demand