Charges of patent infringement for blue and violet LEDs and laser...
Charges of patent infringement for blue and violet LEDs and laser diodes will be investigated by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The complaint was filed Feb. 20 by Gertrude Neumark Rothschild of Hartsdale, N.Y., the ITC said. Rothschild, a…
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Columbia University professor, requested exclusion and cease-and-desist orders for products using blue and violet LEDs and laser diodes, like Blu-ray and HD DVD players, data storage devices, hand-held mobile devices, instrument panels, billboards and traffic lights, the ITC said. It referred the investigation to Paul Luckern, an ITC administrative law judge. Prominent CE companies named in the complaint include Hitachi, LG, Lite-On, Matsushita, Pioneer, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba. Matsushita and Sony replied to our query on the case, declining comment because it’s pending litigation.