Some of LG’s imports are in violation of Osram’s...
Some of LG’s imports are in violation of Osram’s U.S. Patent 7,151,283, Administrative Law Judge David Shaw said Monday in his initial decision in a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation. The investigation of LG’s light-emitting diodes was started by the…
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ITC in July 2011, after Siemens subsidiary Osram filed a complaint accusing LG of violating the 283 patent and U.S. Patent 7,271,425. Shaw’s initial determination was that LG’s accused products infringed on several claims regarding the 283 patent, but that the products “do not infringe” on several asserted claims regarding the 425 patent. He said “it has not been shown by clear and convincing evidence that any asserted claim” of either patent was “invalid.” LG Electronics USA Vice President John Taylor said Tuesday his company was “pleased” that the ALJ ruled in favor of it, finding no infringement of Osram’s 425 patent. But he said LG “disagrees with” Shaw’s initial determination concerning the 283 patent, and “plans to seek review before the ITC in the final determination phase of the case.”