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LED Shipment Volume, Value to Grow in 2016
Nov 28, 2015Global LED shipments in 2016 will increase 20-30% on year in volume and about 5% in value, Nichia's chief legal and IP officer Katsuyuki Akutagawa said at a press event in Taipei on November 25. Nichia finished development of direct ...
Tags: LED Shipment, LED backlighting
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Epistar Grants LED Filament Patent License to LEEDARSON
Nov 19, 2015“Leedarson Lighting will be able to expand its business in the European market through this patent licensing, and acquire patent protection for the company products sold in the end market,” said Roger Chu, Director, Research ...
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Nichia Enforces Another Granted YAG Patent Against Everlight in Germany
Nov 13, 2015LED package manufacturer Everlight and Japan’s largest LED manufacturer Nichia initiated patent wars in Japan, Taiwan, Germany, U.S. and other countries for the past decade, reported Chinese-language magazine Money Weekly. Nichia is ...
Tags: LED Industry, LED patents, LED lighting
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The Fight Between the Ant and the Elephants in the Chinese LED Industry
Nov 13, 2015A small Chinese LED manufacturer Zhongshan Sover Lighting Company (Sover) patent infringement plaintiff filed against four leading industry players in China has been compared to as the battle between an ant and the elephant. Many company ...
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LEDinside: When will Nichia and Everlight Settle LED Patent Disputes?
Nov 12, 2015Recent patent disputes between Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia and Taiwanese counterpart Everlight has raged on, with new disputes every now and then. Will the two sides ever reach a settlement? And how will these patent issues affect the ...
Tags: LED Patent, Nichia, Everlight
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CREE and Epistar Consolidate Market Position Through LED Patent Cross-License Agreement
Nov 12, 2015Cree and Epistar announced on Aug. 4, 2015, the two companies signed a global LED patent cross license agreement. The move signals large LED manufacturers strategy of maintaining market positions through patent advantages, said LEDinside ...
Tags: CREE, LED lighting, LED patent
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Bree Optronics: Only Two Phosphor Companies Will Remain in The Chinese Market in The Future
Nov 11, 2015Dwindling profits in the LED package market has made market competitions far more ferocious, and has even affected phosphor, a key LED material. Whether it is the highly mature yellow powder or the maturing green and red phosphor, ...
Tags: Bree Optronics, LED phosphor, Chinese Market
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A Look Into Major LED Manufacturers Global Strategy
Nov 11, 2015Globalized competition is inevitable in the LED industry with an increasing number of overseas LED companies entering Chinese market and vice versa. Chinese LED companies acquire renowned international manufacturers, fewer companies ...
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Family-owned U.S.A. Dawgs Has Sued Crocs
Sep 17, 2014Family-owned U.S.A. Dawgs, a Las Vegas maker and marketer of EVA clog-type footwear since 2006, has sued Crocs. The 30-page, anti-trust complaint alleges Crocs has been misleading the public and consumers for more than a decade about its ...
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Filed Foldable Device Patent in Korea by Apple
Jan 14, 2014Apple has added a new patent to its flexible patent arsenal in Korea, according to a Patently Apple report. The report uncovered a discreetly filed patent under engineer member names, and noted as Apples patent lawsuits with Korean ...
Tags: Apple related applications, foldable device patent, Patently Apple, Korea
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The U.S. International Trade Commission Has Ruled Against Interdigital in a Complaint
Dec 23, 2013The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against InterDigital in a complaint that alleged Huawei, Nokia and ZTE had infringed the company’s patents. On Thursday, the ITC upheld a previous ruling in June that found ...
Tags: Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Patent Dispute
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LED Lighting-Market Patent Strategy for Taiwan LED Manufacturers
Nov 18, 2013Embattled Taiwanese LED packager Everlight and Japanese manufacturer Nichia both published press releases on Nov. 6, 2013 regarding their latest YAG patent dispute in China. The two companies ongoing patent wars has rekindled LED industry ...
Tags: LED Manufacturers, Lighting
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Commenting on The Introduction of a New Patent Reform Bill at NRF
Oct 30, 2013Commenting on the introduction of a new patent reform bill by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Senior Vice President for Government Relations at National Retail Federation - David French said, “Patent trolls intentionally ...
Tags: NRF, Patent Reform Bill
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Patent Wars Have Intensified Over The Last Two to Three Years.
Oct 9, 2013Patent wars between Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia and Taiwanese manufacturer Everlight have intensified over the last two to three years. Last month, Katsuyuki Akutagawa, General Manager of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Properties at ...
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Release No Signs of Settling Patent Dispute with Everlight
Sep 16, 2013Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia has shown no signs of making peace with Taiwan LED manfuacturer Everlight over the latest patent dispute. In a rare move, Nichia held a press conference in Taiwan to clarify the situation and criticized ...
Tags: Everlight, Nichia Shows