LG Files Patent Lawsuit against Hitachi
“Intellectual property is one of LG’s essential assets, which we will always uncompromisingly protect,” said Jeong Hwan Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of LG Electronics Intellectual Property Center. “Japanese firms are filing more and more lawsuits as competition in the global display market has increased dramatically. We will proactively deal with the situation based on our patented and patent-applied-for technologies.”
LG and Hitachi have been trying to reach a settlement regarding patents related to PDP technologies since 2005. Earlier in April, Hitachi filed a suit against LG at the U.S. District Court of Texas for patent infringement on similar technologies, claiming they were Hitachi’s proprietary technologies. LG’s filing today is a countersuit against this claim. The case is a result of a difference of opinion over the proprietary nature of each company’s PDP technologies.
LG has been actively developing PDP technologies since 1990. LG holds approximately 2,300 international patents for PDP technologies, including methods for driving plasma display panels and apparatus and cell structure of plasma display panels. The company also has applied for about 6,000 patents for PDP technologies nationally and internationally.
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LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing more than 82,000 people working in over 110 operations including 81 subsidiaries around the world. Comprising four business units -- Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media with 2006 global sales of US $38.5 billion -- LG Electronics is the world’s largest producer of CDMA handsets, air conditioners, optical storage products, and DVD players. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.
LG Digital Display Company is the largest flat panel display manufacturer in the world, a leading producer of LCD and plasma TVs and one of the world’s top plasma module makers. While focusing on creating well designed, feature rich TVs, the company is also pushing technological boundaries to create a more exciting viewing experience. LG's product areas include: televisions and computer monitors, plasma display panels, OLED and others. LG is an official sponsor of the 60th Cannes Film Festival held from 16-27 May 2007, in Cannes, France.
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LG Electronics Inc., (KSE: 06657.KS) is the leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications. The company has more than 72,000 employees working in 77 subsidiaries and marketing units around the world. LG Electronics is the world’s largest producer of CDMA handsets, residential air conditioners, optical storage devices and home theatre systems. With total revenue of more than USD 35 billion (consolidated USD 45 billion), LG Electronics is comprised of four business units: Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.
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