Samsung Hopes to Restrict Sharp's LCD Panels on the U.S. Market
This time Samsung
is the one to fill in the
The patent-infringement
lawsuit that Sharp filed some time ago against Samsung Electronics presumably served as the reason why the biggest
producer of semiconductors recently decided
to fill a patent-infringement lawsuit against the manufacturer of LCD panel. The lawsuit is filled with
the U.S. International Trade Commission
and the Tokyo District Court.
Samsung's officials stated that the company filled the
The company's representative did not provide detailed
information on the patents; however, Samsung asked the trade regulator to introduce
an investigation into the complaints. Samsung hopes to prohibit the sales of
Sharps' LCD panels in the
"We are
countersuing Sharp in
It is worth mentioning that Samsung's lawsuit
represents the company's response to the legal action filled by Sharp on
December 12. Sharp's lawsuit stated that Samsung's LCD modules and televisions
made in
The proprietary technology is supposed to manage high
brightness and high-speed response and a wide viewing angle (the polar factor
of LCD display).
"We plan to
take appropriate legal countermeasures after studying the details of the legal
claim," outlined in a statement Sharp's
representatives.
Interesting to note that the two companies have a long
history regarding filling lawsuits against each other. An example might be a
lawsuit filled by Sharp against Samsung on August 6. Sharp complained that the
LCD modules made by Samsung and its LCD TVs, computer monitors as well as cell
phones featuring the modules, violated the following