TOYOTA accused canyuan LED patent infringement

24, Japan LED giant TOYOTA (Toyoda synthetic Gosei) officially to Taiwan Taoyuan District Court for upstream of LED epitaxial plant canyuan proposed against infringement. Canyuan said, has not received a complaint but confident itself no problem of patent.

TOYOTA appointed lawyer Xu Hongsheng said, Gan canyuan produced a series of LED (GaN) has been a serious violation of the TOYOTA 2 Taiwan invention patent, asking the court to prohibit canyuan photoelectric to manufacture and trafficking of various infringing LED products.

TOYOTA prior to the Taiwan court to sue, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. west coast time on 21 February 2012 the northern region of California, the Federal District Court, claims against TOYOTA canyuan photoelectricity synthesis of 8 US patents.

TOYOTA is one of the world's first manufacturers to develop LED chips, LED industry has a leading position. Due to its commitment to research and development, TOYOTA has acquired a considerable amount of LED related intellectual property rights in the world.

TOYOTA made a press release issued by the appointed lawyer, said: "respect for the company and other companies in Japan and other countries to obtain intellectual property rights, and fully develop the market. Especially in Taiwan, the company not only in Taiwan manufacturing, sales of products, procurement of various parts, but also with the manufacturers to establish partnerships. "

Xu Hongsheng pointed out that TOYOTA synthetic appealed to manufacturers in the manufacture, trafficking and / or use of LED chips and products containing LED, the best attention, to respect and to avoid infringement of GaN LED related patents, to create a fair competitive environment, and further develop and expand LED products market.

According to TOYOTA and in the United States and Taiwan on canyuan canyuan told a patent, spokesman Fu Zhenzhen said that the file has not yet received a complaint, also do not evaluate, canyuan has always attached great importance to intellectual property rights, have confidence in their own patent is no problem, it's not clear at this stage to sue, need further analysis to determine will try to move the rights of shareholders, the best direction to solve.

Fu Zhenzhen pointed out that as canyuan, by TOYOTA to sue, but for both a formal contact opportunity, subsequent development is not necessarily negative.