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Nov. 24, 2022

German court confirms damage compensation claim of Nichia in the amount of 3.225 million EUR against Everlight’s subsidiary WOFI

On October 31, 2022, the Düsseldorf District Court in Germany announced its judgment in damage compensation proceedings (docket number 4b O 58/21) initiated by Nichia Corporation (“Nichia“) against WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH (“WOFI”). The Court awarded Nichia damage compensation in the total amount of 3,225,000 EUR plus interests. WOFI is a manufacturer of residential lighting products and a German subsidiary of Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.. The damage compensation obligation of WOFI resulted from the infringement of Nichia’s YAG patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929) in Germany which was already confirmed by an earlier final judgment of the Düsseldorf District Court (docket number 4b O 132/16).

In its judgment, the Court confirmed as appropriate damage compensation for Nichia an amount of 25 % of WOFI’s total profit of 12.9 million EUR. The judgment of the Düsseldorf District Court is not final and can be appealed.

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

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