LED patent litigation battle, billion light to pay a $100 thousand fine Nichia

The Japanese LED maker Nichia (Nichia) and Taiwan LED packaging factory Everlight, Inc. (Emcore Corp.) between crystal technology patent litigation spread so far, with the latest progress of. According to the latest Nichia in June 11, 2014 issued a press release pointed out, according to the command billion light the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan federal payment Nichia 100 thousand dollars, as a violation of the previous court order sanctions.

In this case the name "Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and Emcore Corporation v. Nichia Corporation and Nichia America Corporation" (case No.: 2-12-cv-11758 GAD-MKM (E.D. Mich.)), scheduled October 2014 hearing.

Nichia pointed out that currently involves billion light white LED patent infringement litigation, the defective evidence disclosure in billion light, the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan Federation agreed to four independent claims Nichia proposed. One of them is the application, the court held that the court has violated the previous billion light ruling order, the court put forward the order delay requirements should be put forward in the paper, even there are still other documents have been brought, and there are other defects.

The court open a court order for violation of sanctions, ruled that Nichia billion light should pay $5 thousand, and the cost for Nichia four for expenditure and reasonable attorney's fees. Billion light amount payable totaled US $100 thousand, Nichia has received the money.

Nichia Cheng stressed that such case and litigation are in other areas is shown, Nichia will spare no effort to protect its patents and other intellectual property rights, and appropriate and necessary, in any country to take legal action against infringers.

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