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News Release from: Philips Lumileds Lighting
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2007
Judge upholds LED patent claim
Philips Lumileds has received a favourable ruling in its patent infringement litigation against Epistar Corporation.
Philips Lumileds has received a favourable ruling from the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) presiding over Philips Lumileds' patent infringement litigation against Epistar Corporation Specifically, Administrative Law Judge Sydney Harris issued an Initial Determination that Philips Lumileds' US Patent 5,008,718, Patent 5,376,580 and Patent 5,502,316 are valid and enforceable, and that Epistar's "metal bond" (MB) and MB II products infringe the 718 Patent
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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ALJ Harris also ruled that none of the accused products is licensed under Philips Lumileds' asserted patents.
Because of this infringement, Epistar is violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing its MB LEDs into the USA, selling them for importation, and/or selling them in the USA after importation.
Philips Lumileds seeks permanent limited exclusion orders to prohibit importation and sale of the infringing LEDs and products containing such LEDs.
Philips Lumileds has also filed a complaint against UEC and Epistar in the US District Court for the Northern District of California for infringement of the same patents at issue in the ITC.
In that suit, Philips Lumileds seeks both an injunction against future infringement as well as damages, including enhanced damages for wilful infringement.
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