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Toyoda Gosei less than impressed with Formosa Epitaxy
Another lawsuit alleges that Forepi is infringing Toyoda Gosei's patents regarding gallium nitride-based LED chips. Toyoda Gosei is seeking damages and an injunction against a plurality of Forepi LED products
On February 24, 2012, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Taoyuan District Court in Taiwan against Formosa Epitaxy (Forepi), a Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer.
Prior to this, Toyoda Gosei filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of California on February 21, 2012 against Forepi's infringement of its LED chip patents.
Japanese head-quartered Toyoda Gosei, says it was one of the first to develop LED chips and has also obtained a number of LED-related intellectual property rights worldwide.
A spokesperson from Toyoda Gosei said, "We have respected others' and our own intellectual property rights in Japan and other countries, and have made our best efforts to further develop the market. Particularly in Taiwan, we have not only manufactured and sold our products and procured parts, but we have also established cooperative relationships with our partner firms with regards to manufacturing."