NGK Insulators : Appeal against the district court’s decision in patent infringement action in Korea
September 09, 2016 at 02:16 am EDT
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September 9, 2016
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
As NGK INSULATORS, LTD. ('NGK') announced in the news release dated September 19, 2014 entitled 'patent infringement action filed in Korea concerning NGK's patent on a heater for semiconductor manufacturing equipment,' NGK filed a patent infringement action against MiCo Ltd. ('MiCo') with the Seoul Central District Court, seeking to enjoin MiCo from manufacturing and selling in Korea the patented heater for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment (Korean Patent No. 283600 owned by NGK). On September 8, 2016, the Seoul Central District Court, however, rendered a decision dismissing the patent infringement action.
In the decision, it was determined that the defendant's product does not fall within the technical scope of NGK's patented invention. Following the decision, NGK filed an appeal against the decision with the Korean Patent Court on September 8, 2016.
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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%).
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