xmedia - Seoul Semiconductor Wins addition Landmark Patent Lawsuit on Oct 24

SEOUL, KOREA (Oct. 26, 2007) – Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ; 046890), the arch LED architect in Korea and the eight better in the world, today appear that on October 24, 2007, the Seoul High Court in Korea has disqualified in favour of Seoul Semiconductor in an address on a accommodation from the Seoul Central District Court to angry down Seoul Semiconductor’s accusation adjoin Itswell, a Korea-based LED manufacturer. Seoul Semiconductor accusation approved amercement for accomplished contravention of its account apparent for bearing white LED as able-bodied as an admonition adjoin any added anarchic activities. The Seoul High Court aswell disqualified on October 24 that Itswell shall pay Seoul Semiconductor amercement advantage in the aggregate of US$1.2 million.

This acknowledged aftereffect of this accusation carefully follows the October 11 accommodation from the Patent Court of Korea to adios lawsuits brought by Itswell and Taiwan-based Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Inc. (AOT) to annul beforehand rulings from the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal. The Patent Court of Korea had alone abolishment accomplishments adjoin Seoul Semiconductor’s account apparent for bearing white LED. The Patent Court of Korea’s action was a bright accepting of the change and authority of Seoul Semiconductor’s patent.

Similarly, the Seoul High Court’s accommodation on October 24 represents a cogent footfall appear cementing the position of Seoul Semiconductor’s apparent in the LED marketplace.
Seoul Semiconductor’s all-encompassing account apparent for bearing white LED was aboriginal affair in the arch markets such as US, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
In 2005, Seoul Semiconductor filed and won the basic admonition for contravention of apparent pertaining to its white LED adjoin AOT. AOT has accustomed up ambrosial the case.
AOT and Itswell has responded to contravention injunctions by filing abolishment accomplishments adjoin Seoul Semiconductors white LED apparent in the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal, the Taiwanese Intellectual Property Tribunal and the Patent Court of Korea. Invalidation accomplishments brought by AOT and Itswell accept all been angry down.

Seoul Semiconductor has chaotic all abolishment accomplishments and won the accusation gluttonous amercement for accomplished contravention and injunctions adjoin any added anarchic action on its white LED patents. These accomplishment acutely allegorize the change and authority of Seoul Semiconductors white LED patent, and cements Seoul Semiconductors administration position as an innovator of LED lighting technology in the world.

For added information, amuse contact:
Rita Kim
Seoul Semiconductor
Tel : +82-2-2106-7322
E-Mail : bleach79@seoulsemicon.com

About Seoul Semiconductor
Seoul Semiconductor is the better LED lighting solutions architect in Korea, and eighth-largest in the apple according to Strategies Unlimited. Seoul Semiconductor has been called to Forbes' and Business Week's lists as one of the a lot of able Asian companies. Its product, Acriche was afresh called as "Product of the Year 2006" by Elektronik, one of the a lot of celebrated electronics magazines in Europe. Seoul semiconductor's primary business areas are LED packaging and custom bore manufacturing. It provides a abounding ambit of LED articles including AC-driven semiconductor ablaze source, Acriche, High-brightness Power, Side View, Top, Chip, Lamp and High Flux LEDs, and custom blazon modules. Applications for the company's LED articles cover accepted lighting, signage, aback lighting for adaptable phones, TVs, anthology computers, automotive lighting, home appliances, signals, etc. Seoul Semiconductor appear US$200 actor in sales in 2006. It has 1,251 patents and 100 licenses as of June 30, 2007. Seoul Semiconductor has 18 branches including 3 across accumulated offices. Its articles are aswell represented common by added than 90 distributors.