NGK Insulators : Patent infringement action filed in Korea concerning NGK's patent on a heater for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
September 19, 2014 at 04:16 am EDT
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September 19, 2014
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
NGK Insulators, Ltd. owns a Korean patent covering a heater for semiconductor manufacturing equipment (Korean Patent No. 283600). On September 17, 2014, NGK filed an action for patent infringement against MiCo Ltd. with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking to enjoin MiCo from manufacturing and selling in Korea the patented heater for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. NGK believes that intellectual property rights are a very important management resource, and thus plans to actively pursue all necessary measures to address any acts by others that infringe our patents.
NGK Insulators, Ltd. specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of electric and electronic components and equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- ceramic products (57.3%): for automotive and industrial applications;
- components and equipment for industrial manufacturing processes (24.2%): components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, corrosion-resistant ceramic apparatuses for chemical industries, gas analyzer, industrial heating systems, refractory products and radioactive waste treatment systems;
- electronic components (10.5%): especially for semiconductors manufacturing and special metals processing;
- electric equipments (8%): insulators and electric devices, batteries for electric power storage, etc.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (24.5%), Asia (30.4%), North America (21.7%), Europe (21.3%) and other (2.1%).