JUSUNG Engineering (KOSDAQ036930) Prevailed in the First and Second-Instance Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Applied Materials
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
GWANG JU-SI GEYONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwired - August 1, 2013) - A
struggle over patent infringement between JUSUNG Engineering Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:
036930), and Applied Materials, the two biggest panel equipment suppliers in the
world, has been going on for nearly 10 years. In 2011, the Taiwan Hsinchu
District Court issued a first-instance judgment confirming that JUSUNG did not
infringe on Applied Materials' patent. In response to appeal by Applied
Materials, the Intellectual Property Court ("IP Court") July 31, 2013 issued a
second-instance judgment in which JUSUNG still prevailed. This case can be
appealed with the Supreme Court.
Applied Materials occupied a large market share globally for sales of the
asserted plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system (PECVD). In view of
the potential market in Taiwan for panel, JUSUNG tried to enter the market, and
successfully sold its 5(th) generation of PECVD system to CHIMEI in 2003, which
motivated other panel manufacturers to approach JUSUNG for its products.
However, JUSUNG's success broke Applied Materials' long-standing dominance in
the panel market, and represented a threatening signal to Applied Materials'
market share. Consequently, Applied Materials asserted that JUSUNG's 5(th)
generation of PECVD system infringed its patent and filed a petition for
preliminary injunction order in 2003, preventing JUSUNG from selling its PECVD
product to Taiwanese panel manufacturers, including CHIMEI. Applied Materials
also filed a lawsuit in 2004 seeking NT$178,200,000 in compensation. The Hsinchu
District Court dismissed Applied Materials' suit, and Applied Materials filed an
appeal with the IP Court.
Regarding the second-instance judgment just issued by the IP court July
31, 2013, JUSUNG expressed its opinion that it again proves that the PECVD
asserted by Applied Materials was solely invented and developed by JUSUNG, that
JUSUNG has confidence that its products do not involve in any infringement, and
that JUSUNG will defend itself against any attack against its business from
competitors.
Media Contact:
Jinwoo Park
IR/PR Team
JUSUNG Engineering Co., Ltd.
+82-(0)31-760-7107
jinwoo.park(at)jusung.com
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