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Jan. 13, 2023

Further victory of Nichia against Everlight’s subsidiary WOFI in patent infringement proceedings in Germany

On December 14, 2022, the Düsseldorf Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in an important patent infringement lawsuit initiated by Nichia Corporation (“Nichia“) against WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH (“WOFI”) in Germany (docket number I-2 U 2/17). The Düsseldorf Court of Appeal confirmed the infringement of Nichia’s YAG divisional patent EP 2 276 080 (DE 697 40 795) by various white LED products of WOFI as already found in first instance by the Düsseldorf District Court (docket number 4b O 103/15). WOFI is a manufacturer of residential lighting products and a German subsidiary of Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.. The judgment is not final and may be appealed.

This judgment is a further victory at court in Germany obtained by Nichia against WOFI within short time. Already on October 31, 2022, the Düsseldorf District Court found by judgment (docket number 4b O 58/21) for award of damage compensation in favor of Nichia and against WOFI in the amount of 3,225,000 EUR plus interests due to an infringement of Nichia’s YAG patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929). This judgment is not final and under appeal.

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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