LG Innotek files patent suit against California-based nail dryer producer

By Lim Chang-won Posted : July 26, 2018, 13:40 Updated : July 26, 2018, 13:40

[Courtesy of SUNUV]


SEOUL -- LG Innotek, the electric component unit of South Korea's LG Group, sued Evergreat, based in California, for infringement of patents related to ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) technology.

LG Innotek said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit with courts in California because Evergrate did not comply with a request for negotiations on a licensing contract. The South Korean company accused Evergrate of using LED chip design patents illegally for 10 nail dryer models.

LG Innotek produces core components for LED, mobile, automotive, display, semiconductor and IoT. Last year, the company introduced the world's strongest germ-killing UV LED capable of sterilizing water and air.

LG Innotek's UV-C LED, also called Deep UV, which emits ultraviolet light with short wavelengths, can be used in a wide array of household appliances from water and air purifiers to air conditioning systems for buildings and automobiles as well as water treatment devices.
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