This week, LEDinside releases top 10 market trends to look out for in 2015. LG has decided to stick to OLED technology through thick and thin, and has established a new division dedicated to manufacturing OLED panels. Harvatek counterattacks Cree by filing a patent lawsuit against the leading U.S. manufacturer in court. In China, there are rising cases of people selling counterfeited luminaires, and CEOs on the run as companies become deeply indebted. For more please see below:

Editor Recommendations

1. Bridgelux: The Future of LED Color Standards
2. LEDinside: Top 10 LED Industry Development Trends in 2015
3. Harvatek Files Patent Lawsuit Against Cree in U.S. Court
4. LG Establishes New OLED Division
5. Chinese Couple Caught for Selling Fake Opple and Philips Luminaries
6. Price Wars Sends Indebted Juliang Electric Technology CEO on the Run
7. “Patent Trolls” Rampant in China’s LED Lighting Industry
8. Seoul Semiconductor’s Acrich Technology Rapid Expansion in the LED Market Worldwide
9. Global Smart Lighting Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020
10. LightingEurope Recommends 2020 as Earliest Phase Out for Domestic Halogen Eco Lamps

What’s Trending

1. Princeton University Prints Quantum Dot LED 3D Contact Lenses
2. Novel LED Technology Enables Investigation of Algae Productivity
3. Hamilton City to Upgrade LED Streetlights Before Dec. 2015
4. India Kerala to Install LED Streetlights in 68 Municipalities
5. Australia’s Turtle-friendly Red Streetlight Causes Visibility Issues
6. Essex County Council to Roll out Pilot LED Streetlight Project in 2015
7. Copenhagen Leads the Way in Becoming Green City
8. Resourcefulness Key for SMEs to Survive in Competitive Chinese LED Market
9. Zhaga Consortium Starts Work on New Specification for COB LED Arrays

Industry News

1. MLS LED Package Business to Overtake Nichia
2. Veeco Completes Acquisition of Solid State Equipment Holdings
3. Seoul Semiconductor Projects Growing Acrich LED Demand
4. Epistar Reports Revenue Decline in November, while Unity Opto Shows Growth
5. Epistar to Fully Take Over FOREPI Management in 1Q15
6. Everlight Plans for Lighting Market Expansion in LED Off-season
7. Lumenpulse Reports Soaring 2Q15 Financial Results
8. San’an Opto Expands Production Capacity with New MOCVD Equipment
9. Lextar Reports Slight Dip in November Revenue
10. Two Chinese Men Sentenced for Defrauding RMB 220,000 Subsidy
11. NVC Works with Authorities to Crackdown on Fake Lighting Gangs
12. Pixelligent Closes $5.5 Million in Funding
13. ForceField Energy Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Advanced LED Lighting Management Technology
14. Nanyang City Adds Another 3,000 LED Streetlights
15. DEKRA Secures Official Accreditation for Emergency Lighting in UAE
16. Philips Enters Taiwan Smart LED Market
17. ITRI Announces Technology Transfer to FlexUP Technologies
18. Absen Reports RMB 1B Turnover in 2014
19. Kingsun to Resume Trading on December 9

New Products

1. New OSRAM Ostar Stage LED For Even Brighter Stage Lighting
2. Osram Releases New Infrared LED
3. Intermatic Introduces New LED Fix Mount
4. SuperCloset Launches Indoor Grow Cabinet
5. OBP Medical Announces Improved ER-SPEC LED Light Source for Vaginal Speculum
6. Expanded LED MR16 Variety for 50 Watt Halogen Replacements
7. GlacialLight Launches New Panel Lights
8. Infineon Announces Two Shields for Arduino
9. ALBIS PLASTIC and Röber Kunststoffe Collaborate in Lighting Segment
10. LUCIS Technologies Introduces NuBryte Smart Residential Lighting

Interesting Applications

1. Customizable Smart Puzzle Lamp Launches on Kickstarter
2. Anime LED Conan Watch Comes with Style
3. Lumo Launches Styling Cycling Apparel on Kickstarter

Lighting Projects

1. LED Linear is the Official Supplier for City of Karlsruhe 300th Anniversary
2. Philips Unveils Interactive Singing Light Aura in Eindhoven
3. Medellin Colombia Christmas Lights Fiesta- Los Alumbrados
4. Philips sponsors centrepiece of Lyon’s Festival of Lights
5. New LED signage at Lyon airport