LG Goes After Quanta Again

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 05 July 2007

Korean manufacturing giant LG has filed another patent lawsuit against Taiwanese manufacturing giant, computer maker Quanta Computers for what it claims is the infringement of patents related to LG's DVD technology. The suit, filed in the US state of Wisconsin claims four patents related to the DVD standard are being illegally infringed upon by Quanta in its  notebook computers supplied to U.S. computer companies. LG previously filed a lawsuit against Quanta for infringing upon patents for its personal computer technology, in the U.S. District Court, the Northern District of California in 2000. The companies are currently awaiting the court's final decision, which is expected to be handed down during the first half of 2008. In July 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned and handed back the decision of the trial court, which had originally decided that the Taiwanese company did not infringe on LG's patents. LG expects the final ruling to be in its favor. "LG's proprietorship of DVD technologies is widely recognized throughout industry and the unlicensed use of our intellectual property is not acceptable under any circumstances," said Jeong Hwan Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of LG Electronics Intellectual Property Center. LG holds approximately 5,000 international patents for DVD technologies, which, along with its patents for personal computers, play a critical role in the company's business. www.lge.com Related news items Nokia Buys Map Company For US$8 Billion -02/10/2007 Nokia E51: Smarter Than It Looks -19/09/2007 Telstra Launches Another Coonan Attack -12/09/2007 NewSat Deal With Dodo -05/09/2007 Sydney Airport Network Improved For APEC -03/09/2007 Newer news items Telstra Tackles Canberra In Court -03/08/2007 Greenies Slam Recycling Efforts -30/07/2007 VIPtel Telemarketers Were Misleading: ACCC -29/07/2007 ACMA Issues Biggest Ever Fine To Phone Spammer -23/07/2007 Feuding Mobile Email Players Settle Their Differences -10/07/2007 Older news items Judge Judges Optus Better Value Than Telstra -17/05/2007 More Work For Nokia Lawyers -04/05/2007 Kiwi Govt Accused Of Dodgy Termination Deal -03/05/2007 Do Not Call Register Swamped -03/05/2007 Kiwi Risks Huge Legal Bill To Recover Laptop -19/04/2007 Tag This Now: