Companies the world’s leading LCD and Samsung Electronics has a “liquid crystal” Father of Sharp’s reputation has suffered no fewer than 21 lawsuits a “marathon” The patent trial, the parties will sign an agreement soon, thus end two years the number of patent litigation. In this regard, Sharp Business (China) Co., Ltd. the former president of the new extension on the exclusive interview with Xinhua 1st in Shanghai, the regulation indicates that both parties in the technology of the mutual recognition of certificates and a fair evaluation, both parties will be involved in the mutual use of patented technologies, inspiron 630m battery , another Sharp LCD technology, the future will continue to turn to China, hoping to achieve with the Chinese industry of ‘LCD and common development.
Sharp, Samsung LCD patent dispute settlement
February 5, Sharp and Samsung Electronics have signed the agreement after both parties on LCDs and modules in a settlement of patent disputes, so that the two companies in patent litigation LCD Huashangjuhao. Since 2007, the two companies were in the United States, Japan, Korea and other areas to justice, the other party has violated its own LCD panels and modules in the patent.
Samsung and Sharp for patent litigation between the new extension of the original, “said Sharp LCD has a multitude of patents, China area Taiwan LCD makers to recognize all of these patents and has signed a patent. Samsung Electronics before the recognition of these patents do not seem to be too. Therefore, in August 2007,hp 398876-001 , Sharp against Samsung for patent infringement in the matter of the United States to initiate the procedure, followed by Samsung, Sharp has also filed suit. A total of more than two years, both in the United States, Japan, Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, five countries have launched 21 lawsuits. So far, a total of seven trials have produced results, including five victories Sharp, two in favor of Samsung.
After experiencing more than the trials mentioned above, the two sides reached a settlement at this time has been chosen, the new extension of the original in which there are two actions that are most critical. Was in November 2009 with the International U. S. Trade Commission found violations of Sharp, Samsung’s LCD modules and panels held by the relevant patent, from January 2010 banned the importation and sale in the use by United States patent Samsung LCD TV and other products and another was in December 2009, a district court in The Hague, Netherlands Samsung Sharp infringed patents to require the sale of Samsung in the Netherlands to stop the import and sales using Samsung undermine the technology. The new extension of the original because the two trials, said the results appear, Samsung Electronics takes the initiative of reconciliation and eventually led to the colony.
Samsung spokesman for the China News also told reporters that the settlement agreement is not a Chinese company does not comment too.
Beijing Guang-Sheng Shanghai Branch Law Firm Chun-Quan Liu lawyer, patent litigation has become an effective tool for competitive business, but once involved in international protracted legal battle, sony vgp-bps13 , they often result in loss of both sides, now generally rational if enough is enough, choose reconciliation between business and the great cross of intellectual property licensing approach is generally based on their own commercial interests to maintain a balance.
