December 13, 2005... San Jose, California USA.--Lumileds Lighting US, LLC announced today that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted unanimously to investigate Lumileds Lightings complaint of patent infringement by Epistar Corporation and United Epitaxy Co ., Ltd. (UEC).
The complaint accuses Epistars omnidirectional mirror adhesion (OMA) AlGaInP LED products and UECs metal bond (MB) and glue bond (GB) AlGaInP LED products of infringing one or more of Lumileds patents: United States Patent No. 5,008,718; Patent No. 5,376,580; And Patent No. 5,502,316. ​​Lumileds seeks an exclusion order barring entry into the United States of the accused LEDs as well as products containing those LEDs.
The ITCs investigation (337-TA-556) will now proceed in order to determine if Epistar and UEC are violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing infringing LEDs into the United States, selling them for importation, or selling them in the US after importation. If the ITC determines there is a violation, it may issue permanent limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders to prohibit importations and sales of the infringing LEDs and products containing such LEDs.
Lumileds, which has entered into very few licensing agreements, does not intend to license the technology in question to either UEC or Epistar. There are no previous licenses in effect with either company that cover the infringement that is the subject of the current lawsuit.
Lumileds also filed a complaint against UEC and Epistar in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for infringement of the same patents at issue in the ITC. Lumileds seeks both an injunction against future infringement as well as damages, including enhanced damages for Willful infringement.
We are pleased that the ITC has acted so quickly and is moving forward with the investigation, said Mike Holt, Lumileds Chief Executive Officer. We will continue to lead the development of solid-state lighting technology and to enforce our intellectual property rights.
About Lumileds Lighting
Lumileds Lighting is the worlds leading manufacturer of high-power LEDs and a pioneer in the use of solid-state lighting solutions for everyday purposes including automotive lighting, camera flash, LCD displays and televisions, portable lighting, projection and general lighting. The companys patented LUXEON(R) Power Light Sources are the first to combine the brightness of conventional lighting with the small footprint, long life and other advantages of LEDs. Lumileds also supplies core LED material and LED packaging, and manufactures billions of LEDs annually. The company is Headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in the Netherlands, Japan and Malaysia and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, call Lumileds at 408-435-6111 or visit
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