Seoul Semiconductor Accuses Curtis International of Infringing LED TV Patents

Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) recently filed a LED TV patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian consumer electronics manufacturer Curtis International in Florida Southern Court, U.S., according to numerous legal publications.

In the plaintiff SSC charged Curtis International for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 8,314,440, 7,964,943, 7,626,209, 7,572,653, 6,942,731, 6,473,554, and 6,007,209.

Table 1: LED patents involved in the SSC case against Curtis International

 SSC U.S. Patent No.

 Patent function

7,572,653

Method of fabricating LED”

8,314,440

LED chip and method of fabricating the same”

7,964,943

Light emitting device

6,007,209

Light source for backlighting

7,626,209

Light emitting diode having active region of multi quantum well structure

6,473,554

Lighting apparatus having low profile

6,942,731

Method for improving the efficiency of epitaxially produced quantum dot semiconductor components

(Source: PriorSmart.com)

According to the plaintiff, SSC believed Curtis International had been manufacturing and selling TV products infringing the above listed patents in the Florida district. 

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