Everlight Electronics Recently Filed an Invalidation Action with The Japan Patent Office

Everlight Electronics recently filed an invalidation action with the Japan Patent Office against Nichia Corporation's YAG white light LED patent JP3503139 and has received the decision from the Japan Patent Office recently on May 8, 2012, holding that the patent JP3503139 is invalid. Industry sources said Everlight's win will improve Taiwan's position in the LED industry since the YAG white light LED patent has many items that could further harm Nichia. However, Everlight said it cannot tell whether there will be any immediate effects with sales due to the patent but that it will continue to promote its products more in Taiwan, especially in major convenient stores as well as throughout Europe and the US. This is not the first time Nichia and Everlight fought each other in court. Nichia earlier this year filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against Zenaro Lighting GmbH, which is a German LED lighting company mainly owned by Everlight Electronics, and the German distributor REGO-Lighting GmbH. In the lawsuit, Nichia is seeking permanent injunction, rendering account, damages, recall and destruction against an office light of Zenaro. Source: DIGITIMES