CORRECTING and REPLACING Samsung Mobile Display's Win Against Honeywell in Patent Infringement Case Confirmed
Samsung Mobile Display's Victory over Honeywell's Patent Infringement Allegation
Confirmed On Appeal
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SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY'S WIN AGAINST HONEYWELL IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE CONFIRMED
Samsung Mobile Display's Victory over Honeywell's Patent Infringement Allegation
Confirmed On Appeal
Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) today announced that its earlier victory in a patent infringement action brought by Honeywell in the District Court for the District of Delaware has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. SMD won the final round in this seven year patent battle initiated by Honeywell in 2004. The LCD patent-in-suit, U.S. Patent No. 5,280,371, involves polarizer technology which enables a more vivid image by eliminating outside reflected light.
In November 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Judge Joseph J. Farnan's district court decision invalidating the Honeywell patent and, subsequently, denied Honeywell's request for a re-hearing en banc (i.e., a re-hearing before all the judges on the Federal Circuit). After Honeywell failed to timely petition the U.S. Supreme Court for further review, the decision on the merits invalidating the patent was made final.
The litigation began in 2004 when Honeywell filed patent infringement claims in the U.S. against 34 LCD manufacturers from around the world and over 100 of their customers. The "customer" lawsuit was stayed pending resolution of the "manufacturer" lawsuit.
On November 3, 2009, less than a week before trial, the district court granted SMD's motion for summary judgment that the patent was invalid because Honeywell had violated the US patent statute by offering the patented invention for sale more than one year before the patent was filed. After the invalidity decision was affirmed on appeal,
SMD General Counsel and Sr. Vice President, KJ Kim, stressed "SMD is pleased with the court's decision, which allowed us to prevail against Honeywell's infringement allegation and put an end to its unreasonable and groundless demands." Now that the merits of the case have been resolved, SMD is seeking reimbursement of its attorneys fees and costs.
About Samsung Mobile Display
Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd (SMD) was established in January 2009 as a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI. Bringing together Samsung’s cutting-edge technological capabilities in LCD and AMOLED, SMD is committed to providing a comprehensive range of display solutions including AMOLED and TFT-LCD in one convenient channel.
As a total solution provider, SMD is striving to light up the future with next-generation technologies such as flexible and transparent displays.
For more information, visit www.samsungsmd.com.
CONTACT:
Samsung Mobile Display
SungJun Kim, +82 41 623 1148
Mobile +82 10 2877 3932
ra102@naver.com
sj1979.kim@samsung.com
or
Samsung Mobile Display
Sangho Seo, +82 31 209 4185
Mobile +82 10 6524 4370
hotmeil92@naver.com
sangho92.seo@samsung.com
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