Nichia issued a press release on the 10th, stating that the German Court of Appeal of Dusseldorf made a second-instance judgment on December 22, 2016 (Case No.: I-15 U 31/14), identifying Yiguang and its German subsidiary. Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH's six white LED products infringe on the Japanese YAG patent (European Patent No. EP 0 936 682, German corresponding number DE 697 02 929). Yiguang Electronics directed the press release on the 10th, and the company expressed respect for the judge’s support for the Japanese-Asianization. However, the proceedings are still in progress and the judgment is not final and can be appealed. Yiguang has deep confidence in the appeal process and is fully committed to it. I believe that it will eventually receive a favorable judgment. Yiguang has issued patent invalidation and non-infringement claims in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in the US Patent Nos. US 5998925 and US 7531960. The two patents are YAG phosphors used in LED and phosphor concentration related patents. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan confirmed in the first instance that all rights claimed by Nichia were invalid. In addition to the United States, the Japan Patent Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office have all decided to invalidate the patents for the Japanese-Asian white LED. Yiguang reiterated that the facts of winning the successful judgments in the United States, Japan and Taiwan remain unchanged and are not affected. Everlight has signed a White Light LED patent cross-licensing agreement with Osram, which agrees to the mutual authorization to enable each other to use specific patents containing patented white LED technology. Everlight's self-developed products have used patented white LEDs that are licensed with OSRAM. Yiguang has filed a patent invalidation procedure for the Japanese white European patents EP 936682 (German DE 69702929), EP 2197053 (German DE 69740792) and EP 2276080 (German DE 69740795). In the case, Yiguang believes that the three patents have sufficient invalid reasons and will eventually be invalidated. In addition, the three patents expired on July 29, 2017. Yiguang Chairman Ye Yufu said that Everlight's growth momentum this year will come from three major areas of Internet of Things, automotive and small-pitch products. For many years, Yiguang and Nichia have emphasized that Yiguang products are absolutely non-infringing. Ye Haofu said that the LED industry will be better in 2017 than in 2016, because lighting products have become very popular, and related needs and applications will increase, such as the Internet of Things, auto-driving, auto identification systems, etc. He is also optimistic about small-pitch products. Have a high growth. The LED factory in mainland China continues to expand production. This is a challenge that Everlight must face and needs to find its own survival position. As for mainland Chinese manufacturers to raise prices, he believes that if other LED operators follow up the price increase, of course, the market will recover first. Secondly, on behalf of everyone, it is found that it is not good for everyone. Ye Haofu pointed out that LED chips have been developed so far, and many technologies have been improved. For example, the chip area is smaller, the cost is lower, and some material improvements have all contributed to the improvement of LED chips. He further revealed that in 2016, Yiguang non-lighting and non-backlight products accounted for 55% of the revenue, up from about 40% in 2015, mainly due to the decline in the price of lighting products, which led to a relatively low proportion of revenue. In 2016, the products with small pitch and flash light accounted for about 17% of the revenue of Everlight. Looking forward to 2017, Ye Haofu believes that "this year is still OK", the growth momentum will come from three major areas of Internet of Things, automotive, and small-pitch products; Yiguang is negotiating with the small-brand car factory located in Asia to discuss the automotive market cooperation, but cannot disclose the object of negotiation. . Ye Haofu said that the lawsuits of Yiguang and Nichia have been going on for more than 10 years and may continue for some time. Carbon Fiber Rigid Felt Board,Heat Insulation Hard Felt Ring,Conical Carbon Fiber Hard Felt Ring,Carbon Fiber Heat Insulation Hard Felt HuNan MTR New Material Technology Co.,Ltd , https://www.hnmtr.com