Nichia Filed a Lawsuit against Tsannkuen Japan

According reports from Nichia, Tokyo District Court has issued a provisional injunction order, fully in favor of Nichia in the case where Nichia filed provisional injunction action on September 6, 2010 at Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tsannkuen Japan, a sub Nichia sidiary of a Taiwanese company, from infringing Nichia's patent.

The infringed patent is one of Nichia's patents concerning the technology of combining photo-luminescent material with blue LED, and is employed in many white LED products that combine photo-luminescent material with blue LED.

The court found that the LED light bulbs manufactured by Tsann Kuen infringes upon Nichia's patent, and the import, sale, etc. of such products (photograph shown below) were enjoined by the order.

Following this order, Nichia plans to bring a claim for damages for past infringements. Nichia understands that this order publicly recognized the rightfulness of Nichia's assertion through judicial proceeding.

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