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News Release from: Cambridge Display Technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2002
CDT to dispute complaint from Luxell
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) says it will vigorously dispute any complaint brought against it by Luxell Technologies in regards to the Black Layer license agreement with Luxell.
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) says it will vigorously dispute any complaint brought against it by Luxell Technologies in regards to the Black Layer license agreement with Luxell CDT signed a license agreement with Luxell in November 2001 on the basis of Luxell's representations that Luxell's Black Layer technology was compatible with CDT's LEP technology and ready to be licensed to CDT's display manufacturing licensees for commercial production development
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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CDT made an initial payment of $1 million under the terms of the license.
On 12th September 2002, Luxell issued a statement admitting to "compatibility issues" with its Black Layer technology involving its other partner, Tohoku Pioneer of Japan.
CDT has experienced similar difficulties, including inability to establish the manufacturability of LEP displays with Black Layer for mass production.
CDT has used considerable technical resources to try to replicate the application of Black Layer technology to the manufacture of LEP displays without success.
CDT offered to enter into joint development to attempt to resolve the identified shortcomings and to suspend the contract pending resolution.
This offer was refused.
Luxell chose to terminate the license on 10th October 2002, and announced its intention to pursue the matter in court.
"The Luxell suit is completely without merit, and we will aggressively defend CDT's position", says David Fyfe, CEO, CDT.
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