25 April 2012

Nichia files patent infringement lawsuit against Everlight in Germany

On 18 April, Japanese LED maker Nichia Corp filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against Everlight Electronics Co Ltd (Taiwan’s largest LED assembly manufacturer) and its German subsidiary Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH of Munich.

In the lawsuit, Nichia is seeking permanent injunction, rendering account and damages against a white LED product (SMD Low Power LED 61-238/LK2C-B56706F4GB2/ET) manufactured by Everlight, which Nichia believes infringes Nichia's YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929).

On 23 April, Nichia also filed another patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against German distributor Future Electronics Deutschland GmbH selling the above-mentioned Everlight white LED product, seeking permanent injunction, rendering account, damages, recall and destruction.

Nichia says it is seeking to protect its patents and other intellectual property rights, and takes actions against alleged infringers in any country where appropriate and necessary.

On 23 April, Everlight filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nichia in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking to enjoin Nichia from manufacturing, using, importing, offering for sale, or selling its infringing products in the USA, and asking the court to declare two Nichia patents invalid, unenforceable and improperly issued by the US Patent Office. Everlight is also seeking enforcement of US Patent No. 6,653,215, which covers LED metallization technology (the firm is the exclusive US licensee of the patent, which is owned by Emcore Corp).

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