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Wednesday 14 November 2012
ASMedia to be listed at the end of December
ASMedia Technology, an Asustek Computer subsidiary that focuses on producing USB 3.0 controller chips, is set to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) at the end of December,...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Commentary: Will Apple soften its stance against Samsung after reaching peace deal with HTC?
The announcement of a comprehensive settlement of patent lawsuits between Apple and HTC comes as a surprise to the smartphone industry, given Apple's previous hostile attitude against...
Wednesday 17 October 2012
AUO in trade secrets row with former executives and CSOT
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has accused two former R&D exeuctives of leaking trade secrets to competitor China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), but the accused have...
Monday 8 October 2012
RPX Network: An Effective Solution to the Growing Problem of Patent Risk
As recently as ten years ago, patents were almost entirely a positive thing for companies. They were the embodiment of a firm's innovative energy, both spurring the creation of new...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Nokia, HTC may engage in patent lawsuits over WP8 smartphones, say sources
Nokia and HTC may engage in a new round of patent lawsuits over Windows Phone 8 models released recently by the two vendors due to their similar designs, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
I-PEX wins patent infringement lawsuit against Starconn
The Intellectual Property Court of Taiwan on August 17, 2012, ruling on a case where DAI-ICHI SEIKO Co., LTD. (I-PEX) accused CHIEF LAND Electronic Co., LTD. (Starconn) of infringing...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
SemiLEDs and Cree end patent litigation
SemiLEDs Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced that SemiLEDs and Cree have agreed to end their respective patent infringement litigation...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Nichia appeals patent ruling favoring Everlight
Nichia has announced that the company has made an appeal with the Supreme Court of Japan against a Japan Patent Office's ruling in favor of Everlight Electronics over a patent disp...
Thursday 10 May 2012
Nichia files lawsuit against Everlight
Nichia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Dusseldorf against the Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics and its German subsidiary Everlight...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Taiwan solar firms may seek government help in possible lawsuits with Europe-based polysilicon suppliers
Taiwan-based solar firms signed long-term material supply contracts with Europe-based firms when polysilicon was in shortage. But due to low demand currently, Taiwan-based firms have...
Monday 19 March 2012
Asustek involved in Pragmatus patent infringement charges
Patent licensing company Pragmatus has filed charges with the US International Trade Commission against Asustek Computer and several other vendors for alleged infringement of its...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
AUO to appeal US price-fixing guilty verdict
AU Optronics (AUO) has received the verdict in the case brought against the company and its executives by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The jury acquitted LJ Chen...
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Taiwan ODMs considering cash only transactions with Kodak
As Kodak is facing bankruptcy crisis, rumors about the company filing lawsuits against Apple, High Tech Computer (HTC) and Fujifilm as a last resort to help its financial situation,...
Friday 6 January 2012
Apple to pay Elan US$5 million in patent lawsuit settlement
IC design house Elan Microelectronics has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) disclosing it has settled a patent infringement dispute with Apple.
Friday 9 December 2011
SMIC settles legal disputes with Elpida
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's largest contract chipmaker, announced on December 9 that it has reached a settlement with Japan's Elpida Memory.