Nichia wins injunction against Everlight
A request filed last month by Nichia for three preliminary injunctions against Everlight Electronics, has been granted by the Duesseldorf District Court in Germany.
The injunctions alleged that the white LED products "˜334-15/X1C5-1QSA', "˜334-15/T2C2-1TVB' and "˜XI3535-KT577J1-03201-000P' manufactured by Everlight and distributed in Germany infringe Nichia's YAG patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929). The patent involves combining YAG-based phosphor with GaN-based blue LED.
The Duesseldorf District Court admitted Nichia's arguments that the Everlight LEDs infringe claim 1 of Nichia's YAG patent and granted the preliminary injunctions on October 24, 2016 and November 7, 2016, respectively (File Nos. 4a O 104/16, 4a O 112/16 and 4a O 113/16).
Due to the particular urgency, the preliminary injunctions were granted ex parte, i.e. without prior hearing of Everlight. On November 10, 2016, the preliminary injunctions were served on Everlight. These are preliminary measures which can still be remedied by Everlight, according to Nichia.
