On August 31, 2015, Nichia Corporation ("Nichia") filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against the Germany-based manufacturer of residential lighting products WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH ("WOFI").
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WOFI Orbit series LED product is being sued by Nichia over patent infringement. (All photos courtesy of Everlight). |
WOFI was acquired in 2013 by Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Nichia's lawsuit against Everlight also covers WOFi Mercur series products. |
In the lawsuit, Nichia is seeking permanent injunction, rendering account and damages based on its newly-granted YAG patents EP 2 276 080 and EP 2 197 053. Nichia believes that WOFI's products Orbit / Serie 946 – Art. Nr. 4946.04.01.0000 and Mercur / Serie 313 – Art. Nr. 4313.01.01.0000 infringe the German parts of EP 2 276 080 and EP 2 197 053 and that in addition WOFI’s product Laurids / Serie 889 – Art. Nr. 4889.01.64.0000 infringes the German part of EP 2 276 080.
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WOFI's Laurids product series. |
Nichia seeks to protect its patents and other intellectual property rights and takes actions against alleged infringers in any country where appropriate and necessary.