Samsung LED Co Ltd. has filed a complaint with the US fair trade commission to ban imports of LED products from Siemens' light bulb unit Osram and affiliates Osram Opto Semiconductors and Osram Sylvania Inc. Samsung LED alleged that Osram infringed eight patents on core LED technologies. The patented technologies are used in a range of products, including lighting, automobiles, projectors, mobile phone screens and TVs. Samsung LED has also filed a lawsuit for patent infringement with the US District Court for Delaware "to seek damages and a permanent injunction barring Osram's infringement".
The complaint and the lawsuit were filed separately with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Delaware court. The complaints filed by the Korean LED maker, affiliated with Samsung Electronics, target Osram's TopLED, Dragon, Oslon, Ceramos and Oslux devices and the products in which they are used. Samsung would continue to take additional legal action against those who may import, use or deal with the named Osram LEDs in the US market.
