LED to clarify the challenge Nichia patent war billion light

Taiwan LED factory billion light (2393) and Japanese Nichia patent dispute from the court to spread outside the court, the day before the announced billion light Nichia patent was part of the Japan Patent Office declared invalid, Nichia has held a press conference to clarify Taiwan across the sea.

For all of the action in the billion Everbright Nichia launched a patent invalid report, Nichia Nichia general counsel Akutagawa Katsuyuki not resigned to playing second fiddle, yesterday (4) day by Taiwan held a press conference that the lawsuit cases, and emphasizes the billion light trial chamber in Japan. Only 139 patent claim 1 for a mistrial and the other 3 all the Japanese Patent Office has confirmed that the patent is still valid, each challenge means strong.

Akutagawa Katsuyuki said, on the 1 part of the request, Nichia will seek to amend the patent claim to solve, the company has filed an appeal on 1 June, the Japanese Supreme Court of intellectual property, Nichia will eventually win the trust.

Akutagawa Katsuyuki said, 19 patents to the Japan Patent Office for billion light Nichia has filed a report which contains invalid, Japan No. 2927279th (hereinafter referred to as patent No. 279) patent, the patent is the basic patent YAG white LED, 139 patent is only 279 patent technology patent extension, all emit white light among them, 279 patent technology, wide application range, all will be issued for white LED applications can be used, including the backlight, lighting and so on, has been to 27 countries worldwide patent, but also by other countries manufacturers for the patent filed invalid report, so far, have not yet successfully challenged manufacturers.

Akutagawa Katsuyuki stressed that the 19 billion light Nichia. In Japan it is expected in the third quarter are released, Nichia for trial results with confidence.

For Nichia specially Taiwan across the sea to express their views on this matter, billion light yesterday also issued a press release in response to said Nichia JP2778349 and JP2540791 claimed two patents, the patent has expired in December 2011 and April 2012 respectively.

In addition, JP3503139 patent in May 8, 2012, was chartered by the office of Japan declared its main request 1 invalid.