Japan’s Sharp files patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio
Sharp,
a unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn,
said Vizio’s 70-inch TV product uses liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that allegedly infringe twelve panel-related patents owned by Sharp.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California,
targets Vizio as well as
Chinese panel maker Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology Co (CHOT) and
Hong Kong-based contract manufacturer TPV Technology Ltd.
Sharp brought the alleged infringement issue to CHOT in November last year, but the Chinese panel maker failed to stop infringing the patents, it said.
Reuters
Sharp sues Vizio over display tech in 70-inch TVs
Sharp claims Vizio and two other companies infringed 12 patents.
Sharp, the Japanese electronics company behind the world’s largest 8K LCD TV,
is suing Vizio and two other companies over alleged patent infringement.
Sharp claims that the companies infringed 12 patents related to panel technologies, like liquid crystal displays (LCD). In particular,
Sharp says one of Vizio’s 70-inch TVs is an offender. Sharp is seeking an injunction, as well as compensation for lost profits and the use of its technology.
Sharp filed the lawsuit in a US District Court in California yesterday,
but says it tried to settle the issue through negotiations with one of the other companies named, Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology Co (CHOT).
Sharp holds over 10,000 display patents in China, Japan and the US,
and the company says those patents cover most core display technologies.
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/sharp-sues-vizio-tv-display-tech/
Sharp Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Regarding Liquid Crystal Panels against CHOT,
et al., in the United States
On March 10, 2020 (U.S. time),
Sharp Corporation (hereinafter “Sharp”)
filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd (Head Office: Xianyang, Shaanxi,
People’s Republic of China (“China”)) (“CHOT”)
which is manufacturing and selling liquid crystal panels,
TPV Technology Limited (Head Office: Hong Kong) including its subsidiaries, and Vizio, Inc. (Head Office: Irvine, California, United States) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Sharp alleges that these entities have infringed twelve patents related to Liquid Crystal Display (“LCD”), including Polymer-Sustained Alignment (“PSA”) and High Definition Display Technologies.
Press Releases | Sharp Global