On December 23, 2021, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nichia Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "NIA") against ASUS JAPAN Co., Ltd. ("ASUS Japan"), a Japanese subsidiary of ASUS Computer Co., Ltd. ("ASUS"), and its distributor TD SYNNEX Co., Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Defendants etc."), the Tokyo District Court rendered a judgment, finding that the Defendants and others infringed Nichia's patents.
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In the above judgment, the court held that the white LEDs on the Asus smartphone ZenFone Go (ZB5551KL) and the ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KL) infringed nichia Japan's patents No. 5177317 and 5610056, and that the act of selling the pre-unveiled smartphone between ASUS and SYNNEX also constituted an infringement of Nichia's pre-revealed patents, so the court ordered the defendants and others to be liable for damages to Nichia.
In order to maintain fair business activities, RIYA is committed to protecting its patents and other intellectual property rights, and will take appropriate and necessary measures in any country for any infringer. (Source: Nichia Chemical)
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