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Seoul Semiconductor Takes Legal Action Against Amazon for Patent Infringement, Seeking Injunction on Sales of LED Products

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SEOUL, South Korea– Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (SSC), a global leader in LED products and technology, has taken legal action against retail giant Amazon. The company filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the European Unified Patent Court, seeking an injunction to stop the sale of infringing products. Over the past five years, SSC and its affiliates have successfully obtained 15 permanent injunctions for patent infringement in courts across the United States, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. However, the company found that filing lawsuits in individual countries was not the most efficient way to enforce patents … Read more

Seoul Semiconductor Files Patent Lawsuit Against Amazon in European Unified Patent Court

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Seoul, South Korea – Seoul Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), has taken legal action against e-commerce giant Amazon.com. The company has filed a patent lawsuit with the newly established European Unified Patent Court, aiming to prevent the distribution of allegedly infringing products across Europe. The European Unified Patent Court, established in June 2023, has the authority to enforce patent rights simultaneously in 17 European Union countries with a single injunction. Seoul Semiconductor revealed that it has obtained 15 individual court injunctions related to patent infringement against various companies in the United States, … Read more

Seoul Bar Association Unveils Annual Rankings: Daejeon High Court Judge Tops List with Perfect Score

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Seoul, South Korea – The Seoul Bar Association recently unveiled its annual assessment of judges in South Korea, revealing the highest and lowest ranked judges based on feedback from its members. In this evaluation, 1,402 judges across the country were evaluated by lawyers from the SBA who had encountered them during trials. The association selected 109 judges with the highest scores and identified 20 judges who scored the lowest. A total of 2,341 lawyers participated in the assessment out of the 22,000 members of the association. Among the judges who received top marks, Gang Gyeong-pyo … Read more