Japanese LED, the (Nichia), said the company has with the komi hirose wireless motor co., LTD (hereinafter referred to as the komi hirose company) between a LED patent related legal issues of reconciliation, komi hirose in the Japanese market sales of LED light bulbs, is purchased from Taiwan and twinkle co., LTD., Taiwan manufacturers, and parts of products are adopted in Taiwan LED light of white LED chips encapsulation companies.

LED patent opinion of day and the claims that these white LED to have infringed the rights, so the company prior to the Tokyo district court, proposed to the komi hirose company applies the petition, at present the two sides have reached a settlement on litigation.

Komi hirose company in Japan, is engaged in the electrical machinery equipment wholesale business, has imported from different manufacturers LED bulbs, LED light source into the Japanese market. , according to a statement from the day of the wide lai company products sold in Japan, against the day of have no. 5177317 of the Japanese and invention patent invention patent no. 5610056 (are about using YAG phosphor white LED's patent, called the "YAG patent" below).

Komi hirose company admitted that the company in the infringement, and to change of YAG patent cases, import, trafficking in Taiwan by Japanese and twinkle co., LTD., manufacture of LED light bulbs, some is to use light to Taiwan electronic industry co., LTD., manufacture of white LED, and acknowledge that the white LED into the YAG scope of patent rights.

Therefore, in the day, the two sides agreed with komi hirose company, payment settlement and stop after the sales of the LED bulbs, this piece of false sanctions have reached a lawsuit reconciliation, day and said, this is a quick and put an end to the dispute amicably.

LEDinside observation, this event to overseas LED chip used in the terminal light source products and enter the Japanese market, there may be short-term negative impact, particularly in Asia LED is no patent protection in the supply chain and the layout of the manufacturers. Agent in Japan and the provider may be more need to have the patent certificate of products, with Rio tinto pin may be more helpful.

Days of war to Taiwan factory LED patent litigation, and from each other, in the two years increased Sue pathways, or through legal means to let the path not the procurement of products, the infringement possibility is also a can look for the key.