OSRAM and Everlight signed Patent Cross License Agreement
OSRAM extended the license for white and coloured LEDs with Everlight
OSRAM (Germany) extended the existing license with Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd (Taiwan), about manufacturing and sales of white and coloured LEDs with conversion technology for all applications. These patents are owned by OSRAM. In return Everlight granted to OSRAM a license to use housing patents of Everlight. This agreement paves the way for a closer cooperation between the two companies.
The licensed conversion technology was developed by the OSRAM subsidiary Opto Semiconductors. It enables the production of white or coloured LEDs using blue emitting InGaN (Indium Gallium Nitride) based chips and suitable fluorescent converters. With the agreement signed today the existing license agreement (September 2003) is extended - especially the right for Everlight to use this OSRAM intellectual property in all areas of application without limitations, including automotive and general lighting. In addition the parties agreed on a crosslicense which allows OSRAM to use Everlight´s housing patents.
Dr. Rüdiger Müller, CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors: “Over the years, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has built up a very strong patent position. It is the foundation of our market success.” “Today´s agreement is a perfect example for a productive and fair collaboration. But we will also continue to vigorously enforce our patent rights against companies making unauthorized use of our intellectual property”, stated Gerd Pokorny, General Counsel of OSRAM GmbH and explained:”The strength of our LED patents has been confirmed by many court rulings in various jurisdictions. Just most recently the High Court of Appeal in Beijing reconfirmed the decision of the Beijing Second Intermediate Court, that LEDs manufactured by the Taiwanese manufacturer Kingbright in China, infringes OSRAM's conversion patents.” OSRAM has signed royalty bearing license agreements with various companies – for example with: Rohm, Seoul Semiconductor, Lite-On. Harvatek, Vishay, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, AVAGO and many more.
ABOUT OSRAM
OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Sales for the OSRAM group worldwide in the year ending September 30, 2008 totaled 4.6 billion euros, 88 percent of which came from outside Germany. OSRAM is a high-tech company in the lighting industry. Over 65 percent of sales come from energy-efficient products. This global player employs more than 43,500 people worldwide, supplies customers in some 150 countries and has 46 production facilities in 17 countries.
ABOUT OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS
OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world.Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications.OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Santa Clara (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong.OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world.In the 2008 fiscal year (to the end of September) OSRAM Opto Semiconductors employed more than 4600 people and achieved sales totaling 529 million euros.For more information go to www.osram-os.com.
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