Nichia is abusing lawsuits to interrupt fair competition on free market to its own advantage

All these courts ruled that the patent is invalid and the intellectual property court even ruled that Taiwan’s Intellectual led high bay light should revoke the patent certification it issued to Nichia.

Apart from complaining in the Japanese court, Everlight was releasing a news statement charging that Nichia is abusing lawsuits to interrupt fair competition on free market to its own advantage.

Recently, Taiwan Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. and Genesis Photonics Inc. have recevied a big LED lights order from mainland China’s buyers.The orders wil begin delievering this quarter.According to Unity executives , some of the mainland’s top retailers have recently designated it to supply them LED light bulbs on a contract basis. Epi-wafer maker Formosa Epitaxy Inc. is also estimated to benefit from the contracts to Unity since it is a close ally of Unity.

For Genesis , it has entered into alliance with IT retailer Potevio Co. to drum up business and won several one-year contracts for LED light tubes and commercial lights. Genesis executives estimated its contract with Petovio to push up the company’s monthly sales in the fourth quarter and become the major growth drivers of the company’s sales for 2012.