German Courts Rule in Nichia’s Favor in Patent Infringement Suits Regarding Leading LEDs
Munich District Court docket Guidelines in Favor of Nichia Company in Patent Infringement Lawsuits Towards Dominant Opto Applied sciences Sdn. Bhd.
On January 13 and 21, 2025, the Munich District Court docket in Germany issued two acknowledgment judgments in favor of Nichia Company (“Nichia”) in relation to patent infringement lawsuits filed towards Malaysia-based LED producer Dominant Opto Applied sciences Sdn. Bhd. (“Dominant”).
The lawsuits have been based mostly on Nichia’s patents EP2216834 and EP3267494, which defend core expertise used within the automotive lighting and backlighting markets to realize excessive luminance, reliability, and effectivity.
EP2216834 covers the usage of CSP (Chip Scale Bundle) merchandise, a necessary expertise for high-luminance LEDs, notably within the automotive headlight and exterior lighting markets. In the meantime, EP3267494 covers LEDs that obtain excessive reliability and effectivity in manufacturing, which is essential for the automotive inside lighting and backlighting market.
Nichia’s automotive lighting and backlighting LEDs make the most of these patented applied sciences to offer superior efficiency. The Munich District Court docket acknowledged Nichia’s claims of patent infringement and issued judgments in favor of Nichia, ordering the defendant Endrich Bauelemente Vertriebs GmbH, a German digital parts distributor, to stop gross sales, recall and destruct the infringing merchandise, present info and accounting, and compensate Nichia for damages.
Nichia’s patents additionally lengthen to different nations resembling Japan, the U.S., the U.Okay., France, Italy, the Netherlands, China, India, Taiwan, Korea, Russia, and Brazil.
Nichia is dedicated to defending its patents and different mental property rights and can take mandatory actions towards alleged infringers in any nation. For additional info, please contact Nichia Company’s Public Relations division at +81-884-22-2311 or fax +81-884-23-7717.
