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Soon the question might be: Who hasn't BU sued?
By adamg on Fri, 08/02/2013 - 9:28am
Boston University yesterday sued two more companies for allegedly violating a 1997 patent it holds on a technique for building LEDs.
In its suits against Hewlett-Packard and LG, filed in US District Court in Boston, BU charges the companies are selling products that use the same process to create thin films of gallium arsenide as described in its patent, based on the work of BU electrical engineering and computer science professor Theodore Moustakas.
In HP's case, BU claims its owed vast sums of money for the sales of the the HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook, HP Slate 7 tablet and HP Pavilion 20xi IPS monitor. LG, meanwhile, allegedly caused BU irreparable harm through the sales of two particular LED lamps. In addition to damages, BU is seeking an immediate end to the sale of the allegedly offensive products.
In recent months, BU has sued a variety of high-tech companies over the patent, including Apple, Amazon and two companies that manufacture LEDs.
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Uhub's secret command center
Uhub's secret command center receives a visit from BU's lawyers demanding tribute.
indicator
If BU honestly thinks it can capitalize on the led business, I can see the pont of going after lite-on etc, as that is their main business. Bravo and good luck.
It is something else to go after large companies with deep pockets and busy executive staff, in particular ones which just happen to include several GaN leds as a coincidence.
how do you know lite-on
how do you know lite-on hasn't licensed the patents from Boston University? A quick search of the internet shows that there are companies who are paying Boston University license fees for using the technology described in the patents. Lawsuits are not the first step in their process.
check URL linked in adam's post
It shows that BU has filed against lite-on.