Nichia starts to enforce newly-granted YAG patents against WOFI Leuchten in Germany

Nichia Corporation ("Nichia") filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against the Germany-based manufacturer of residential lighting products WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH ("WOFI").

WOFI was acquired in 2013 by Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

In the lawsuit, Nichia is seeking permanent injunction, rendering account and damages based on its newly-granted YAG patents EP 2 276 080 and EP 2 197 053. Nichia believes that WOFI's products Orbit / Serie 946 – Art. Nr. 4946.04.01.0000 and Mercur / Serie 313 – Art. Nr. 4313.01.01.0000 infringe the German parts of EP 2 276 080 and EP 2 197 053 and that in addition WOFI’s product Laurids / Serie 889 – Art. Nr. 4889.01.64.0000 infringes the German part of EP 2 276 080.

Nichia seeks to protect its patents and other intellectual property rights and takes actions against alleged infringers in any country where appropriate and necessary.

Nichia has grown in the field of manufacturing and sales of fine chemicals, particularly inorganic luminescent materials (phosphors). In the process of the challenging pursuit of brighter luminescent and light-emitting materials, Nichia Corporation succeeded in developing and commercializing the super high brightness Blue LED in 1993. It was accepted with great amazement in the related industries throughout the world.

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