Billion light Nichia patent battle heating not ended domestic enterprises how to defend themselves

In September 9th, Nichia announced that Nichia Dusseldorf in Germany and the German district court against billion light subsidiary Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH infringement issue, Dusseldorf court has made a ruling in September 3, 2013 6, judge billion light white LED products infringe a patent owned by Nichia YAG. Request the Astoria District identity Nichia Dusseldorf, including billion light shall cease the infringing products sold by controlling and compensation on AIN infringement losses.

For this, billion light official website also pointed out: the company believes that Nichia German patent should be invalid, and in March 2012 in the German Federal Patent Court (Federal Patent Court) filed a patent invalid litigation on the Nichia German patent, in addition, this decision is expected in February 2014; the German District Court Saiduo Du husband (D sseldorf District Court) the verdict, we regret, will not rule out the appeal to the higher court.

7 years to run global Nichia billion light war tragic history "a long cloth"

Japan Nichia chemical company (hereinafter referred to as "Arias") is a famous chip maker LED, has long been a blue LED and white LED market overlord, won more than $ten billion in sales in the blue LED and white LED. The Taiwan billion light years of tangled love and hate have. Nichia like billion light old lover, love trouble, often seems to not light billion. Nichia hate billion light? As early as 2006, Nichia will "stare" on the billion billion light light, have accused, and take the billion light strategy is mainly in the global LED market to put forward Nichia patent is invalid.

Over the years more than reconciliation

September 2011 1 days less than the Tokyo District Court filed a lawsuit accusing the LED package billion light infringement. Accused of 100 million light manufacturing, and in the Japanese store Chip One Stop white LED products sold (product model GT3528 Series) infringe the patent No. 4530094th. 28, said Chip One of Stop billion light, non billion light customers in Japan, the two sides do not have a transaction, and continue to take in the global LED market to put forward the main Nichia patent is invalid.

Tachibana Eletech accused Osaka of October 4, 2011 Nichia import sales billion light production of white LED infringement, filed a lawsuit to the Tokyo district court, Tachibana Eletech and stop the infringement and damages billion light. Alleged imported by Tachibana Eletech to Japan sold Taiwan billion light production of white LED products (GT3528 series, 61-238 series, JP4530094 patent infringement Arias). In October 20, 2011 the Supreme Administrative Court in Taiwan ruled in favor of billion light, and rejected the Nichia appeals, no longer appeal nichia. So far, has been in the world of light billion patent has accumulated to report, put forward 21 patents invalid arias.

In December 1, 2011 billion light to the Tokyo district court, appeal to stop the spread of light on Nichia billion is not requested to stop the infringement, unfair competition, and demand compensation, etc.. "This is just the beginning," he said. Then, billion light decided to take the initiative to sue Nichia patent infringement litigation and issued false news release as a means of trying to influence the market mechanism of fair competition.

In Germany to April 18, 2012 Nichia patent EP0936682, accused of patent infringement LED billion light compound semiconductor and fluorescent powder. Billion light immediately hit back, April 19, 2012 billion light in the local court in Michigan, and then tell the Nichia infringe their patents, petitioned the court to prohibit infringement of imported products Nichia America, and claim damages.

In April 27, 2012 the German district court against Nichia Dusseldorf billion light on the German subsidiary of Zenaro Lighting GmbH ("Zenaro") and REGO-Lighting GmbH in the German dealer YAG patent infringement, Nichia EP 936682 (DE 69702929), which is the LED white light lamp. In May 8, 2012 the Japanese Patent Office made a patent invalid JP3503139 Nichia judgment, the judgment content mainly includes the JP3503139 request patent invalid, limiting the scope of patent rights. In May 24th billion light announced for Asian holdings of JP3503139 patent, put forward. A mistrial request to the Japan Patent Office, the patent office agreed to establish that the result of the trial, and at the same time billion light, officially released the judgment notice.

Japanese customers of billion light Nichia Tachibana electronic Sue Blu ray LED patent infringement case (JP2780691), the court dismissed the Japanese in December 2012 4. In simple terms, Nichia lost.

The striking one snag after another lawsuit

In August 22, 2013, billion light announced with Nichia blue LED patent litigation again won the Japan Patent Office made Nichia patent invalid judgment. On the same day, the price of one hundred million shares of black light turned red, the end of the little rose 0.11% to $47.2 for. But in September 9th, Nichia pointed out that the good times don't last long, Nichia Dusseldorf in Germany and the German district court against billion light subsidiary Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH infringement issue, Dusseldorf court has made a ruling in September 3, 2013 6, judge billion light white LED products have a violation of Nichia YAG patent. According to the Asian press release pointed out that the light was YAG billion to infringe any chemical patent (EP 936682) to claim 1 (with GaN blue chip is collocation of YAG phosphor) 6 white LED models were SL-PAR38/B/P17/30/E30/ND, 67-21/QK2C-B56702C4CB2/2T, 67-21/QK2C-B45562C4CB2/, 2T, 45-21/LK2C-B56702C4CB2/2T, 45-21/QK2C-B45562C4CB2/2T, SMD Low Power LED 61-238/LK2C-B56706F4GB2/ET.

In addition, Nichia pointed out that the local identity Dusseldorf Astoria request Arias