LED patent war opened fire: CREE left to play Hong Qi, right kick East Bay

United States LED CREE (CREE) last year, told Honchiti, today (2015) immediately turned to sue Toberti. East today (13) morning, CREE reported that it has not heard of the matter, we must first understand the response.

CREE (Cree Inc.) today in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Wisconsin federal court to sue, accused of not listed American companies Feit Electric Co. and Taiwan donbei photoelectric violated the company involved in packaging and LED LED chip, design and operation of lighting related patents.

East by the impact of this bad news, in early trading lower than the opening price, as of 9:40, or about 3%, the relative weakness of stocks.

Due to CREE in August 2014 entered the Taiwan LED one-stop factory of Ronda, both sides announced coalitions in lighting products, then in September started the patent offensive on Taiwan packaging factory, Hong Qi sued infringement, today to the east to bethe.

Peng Bo reported that CREE is trying to rival the production of LED bulbs out of the U.S. market. In other words, with the growing popularity of energy-saving lighting, the market competition is more intense, the court will also meet on the battleground "".

CREE launched the first bulb, priced at less than $10, compared to the traditional 60 watt and a 40 watt bulb is an excellent alternative. However, in the singular company (General Electric Co.) and PHILPS (Royal Philips NV) and other large coffee companies, and is headquartered in California, Feit stepped up the bright younger generation, a tax, and the East Bay in jeopardy, photovoltaic production of bulb is Feit is responsible for the consignment.

CREE, based in North Carolina, grew 19% to $1 billion 600 million in the year to June 29th. According to CREE's annual report, LED lighting products has become the company's main source of revenue over the past 2 years, sales growth of more than doubled. Even if sales are booming, CREE shares fell 48% last year.

Divided by 8 patent infringement grounds mentioned, CREE also sued the Feit and ITC East photoelectric advertising is false and misleading.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency LED), as a general purpose lighting lamp design, lighting must be provided in all directions, in order to meet the "Energy Star" (Energy Star) certification. However, CREE pointed out that Feit lighting products failed to meet this requirement, but it is advertising, said the product meets the requirements.

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