2013-09-16

German Court Ruling in Everlight and Nichia YAG Patent Case to Have Limited Impact

The Düsseldorf District Court in Germany’s ruling of Taiwan package manufacturer Everlight’s infringement of Japanese LED packager Nichia YAG patents on Sept. 3, 2013 will have limited impact on Everlight, according to a recent J.P. Morgan report. The financial institute upheld its positive outlook that Everlight’s procurement of German lighting manufacturer WOFI in 2Q13 will generate a positive Return of Equity (ROE) for investors.  
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2013-09-10

German Court Finds Everlight LED Products Infringed Nichia’s YAG Patent

On September 3, 2013, in the patent infringement lawsuits in Germany at the Düsseldorf District Court which Nichia Corporation (“Nichia”) filed against Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) and Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH (“Everlight”, docket number 4a O 56/12), as well as their German distributors Future Electronics Deutschland GmbH (docket number 4a O 59/12) and REGO Lighting GmbH (docket number 4a O 108/12), the court found with judgments of the same day that Everlight and said distributors infringe Nichia’s patent YAG patent concerning the accused white LED products.
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Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce that Cube Direct Mountable Chip received the LightFair Innovation Awards in the LED Chips & Modules category. ... READ MORE