Epistar and Toyoda Gosei Sign Cross-License Agreement
Two LED chip makers, Taiwan-based Epistar Corporation and Japan`s Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., have signed a cross-license agreement to allow the companies to use each other’s patents for specific LED technologies. Read more »
Nichia Files 4 Provisional Injunction Actions Against a Seller of LED Light Bulbs
Nichia Corporation announced today that it had filed four provisional injunction actions in Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tsannkuen Japan (Sankun Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha) from infringing Nichia's patent. Nichia believes white LEDs used in certain LED light bulb products of Tsannkuen Japan, sold by G.K. Seiyu and K.K. Yamada Denki, infringe Nichia's white LED patents (No. 3724498, No. 3995011, No. 4109297, No. 4530094), and have come to file the provisional injunction actions in Tokyo District court. The patent is one of Nichia's patents concerning the technology of combining phosphor with blue LED, and is employed in many white LED products that combine phosphor with blue LED. Read more »
IQE Subsidiary NanoGaN Acquired Two Separate Patents for Nanocolumn Technology
Cree and Philips Sign Comprehensive LED Patent Cross-License Agreement
GE Lighting and Rambus Sign License Agreement to Create LED Lighting for Global Markets
Blueglass Now Has Patents Granted in Key Semiconductor Markets
Ruud Lighting® Inc. Wins Court Order Against Copyright Infringer
Cyberlux Resolves Litigation with the NIR Group, Ltd.
Sharp and Toyoda Gosei Enter into LED and Laser Diode Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement
Fairchild Semiconductor and Infineon Reach Patent Settlement and Enter into Cross-License
SDK Concludes License Agreement with UDC Concerning Organic EL Technology for White Lighting Applications
Seoul Concludes a Cross License Agreement with TOE of Europe
Seoul enters into a cross license agreement with TOE Europe and its patent partners. Based on this agreement, Seoul enhances its flexibility in manufacturing LEDs. Read more »