Final victory of Nichia against Everlight's subsidiary WOFI in an infringement proceeding in Germany concerning Nichia's YAG Patent

Munich (ots) - On October 1, 2018, only a few weeks prior to the
oral hearing at the Düsseldorf Court of Appeal in Germany scheduled
for 18 October 2018, WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH ("WOFI") has
completely withdrawn its appeal (docket number I-2 U 33/17) against
the judgment of the Düsseldorf District Court concerning the YAG
patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929) of Nichia Corporation ("Nichia").
Thereby, the judgment of the District Court has become final. WOFI is
a manufacturer of residential lighting products and a German
subsidiary of Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co.,
Ltd.

With now final judgment dated July 4, 2017 (docket number 4b O
132/16), the Düsseldorf District Court found for infringement of
Nichia's YAG patent by WOFI with regard to twelve white LED products
of WOFI, namely Orbit / Serie 946 - Art. No. 4946.04.01.0000, Mercur
/ Serie 313 - Art. No. 4313.01.01.0000, Laurids / Serie 889 - Art.
No. 4889.01.64.0000, Avignon / Serie 275 - Art. No. 4275.01.64.0000,
Vannes / Serie 625 - Art. No. 8625.01.01.0000, Reims / Serie 272 -
Art. No. 9272.09.01.0000, Luz / Serie 682 - Art. No. 8682.01.01.0000,
Louvre / Serie 825 - Art. No. 8825.01.54.0000, Style / Serie 922 -
Art. No. 6922.03.01.0000, Antibes / Serie 792 - Art. No.
7792.06.01.0000, Benett / Serie 557 - Art. No. 9557.08.01.0000 and
Napa / Serie 666 - Art. No. 9666.04.64.0000.

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

Infringing WOFI products:

Orbit / Serie 946
Art. No. 4946.04.01.0000
Mercur / Serie 313
Art. No. 4313.01.01.0000
Laurids / Serie 889
Art. No. 4889.01.64.0000

Avignon / Serie 275
Art. No. 4275.01.64.0000
Vannes / Serie 625
Art. No. 8625.01.01.0000
Reims / Serie 272
Art. No. 9272.09.01.0000

Luz / Serie 682
Art. No. 8682.01.01.0000
Louvre / Serie 825
Art. No. 8825.01.54.0000
Style / Serie 922
Art. No. 6922.03.01.0000

Antibes / Serie 792
Art. No. 7792.06.01.0000
Benett / Serie 557
Art. No. 9557.08.01.0000
Napa / Serie 666
Art. No. 9666.04.64.0000

Contact information:
Public Relations, Nichia Corporation
Tel:+81-884-22-2311
Fax:+81-884-23-7717

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