Bridgelux prosecute Everlight on patent
Bridgelux prosecute Everlight on patent
August 1st 2017 Bridgelux, as a leading developer and manufacturer of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, counterclaimed against Everlight Electronics to United States California North District Court, Asked to obtain the past and current damages and requested the ban on Everlight Electronics in the United States to further sell related products. Bridgelux claimed that the product series, including 2835 and COB, violates Bridgelux United States Patent US 6,869,812, US 8,567,988, US 8,256,929 and US 8,092,051.
Bridgelux invest a lot of research and product development in LED technology, formed Bridgelux's intellectual property rights and to protect Bridgelux products patent portfolio. The technology covers light extraction processes, thermal management and packaging technology that can be used throughout the solid lighting industry, including chips, surface mount, arrays and modular systems. "We are developing our own technology and have confidence in the quality of intellectual property," said Tim Lester, CEO of Bridgelux. "We believe that the US justice will give the right answer."
Over the past decade, Bridgelux has established the concept of providing high quality, high performance and high stability solid-state lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting applications. Research on global user needs and industry trends, and followed industry standards in many countries such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) grading guide. Bridgelux has more than 1,000 patents and licenses, Bridgelux is proud of respecting the intellectual property system, and will continue to defend their rights firmly.
Bridgelux has appointed Arent Fox Intellectual Property Office to handle matters relating to this action.
Q: What are Bridgelux’s strengths in the LED patent market?
回复删除A: Bridgelux has invested heavily in research and product development of core LED technologies used throughout the solid state lighting industry across die, surface mount, array and modular systems.
These core technologies are the intellectual property of Bridgelux and protected through Bridgelux’s strong patent portfolio.
Bridgelux was the first LED company in the market to be solely focused on general lighting and quality of light, and the first to introduce COBs in 2009. Bridgelux’s patent portfolio is deep and fundamental to the industry.
Q: Everlight filed a lawsuit against Bridgelux in June and the litigation is still under way. How does Bridgelux consider this legal action?
A: Bridgelux believes that Everlight’s claims are entirely without merit, and this lawsuit is the result of the success of the Bridgelux 2835 SMD products in the market. Bridgelux will vigorously defend itself against these claims.
Q: A recent update said Nichia’s white LED patent just expired. More major patents are said to be licensed in the future. How does Bridgelux see it?
A: The IP landscape will be increasingly focused on issues related to quality of light rather than simply the extraction of light as we’ve seen in the past.
There are two trends that we’re seeing. First, many fundamental LED patents that were about pure semiconductor processes are aging and reaching their lifetime. Second, there is a market trend not just to control light, but also for the ability to render high quality light, which is valuable for end customers.
Therefore, there will be an increasing amount of companies licensing and cross-licensing technology to accomplish more sophisticated application requirements.
With over 1,000 patents owned or licensed with major players in the LED industry, Bridgelux prides itself on respecting the intellectual property process and the intellectual property of others. We already have several cross licenses in place with other prestigious global companies.
Q: As the patent war heats up, lawsuits like such case will be more in the future. How will Bridgelux prepare for it?
A: We are customer focused and respect the intellectual property process and the intellectual property of others. We will continue to innovate and use our proprietary intellectual property to provide solutions to our customers. We prefer to focus our attention on product innovation and customers, rather than competitors. Yet, if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves using all tools at our disposal.