Sunday, December 24, 2006
Nichia loses Design Patent in Korea
White LED manufacturer Nichia has apparently suffered a setback in its attempt enforce its intellectual property rights world-wide. The Korean IP Office has cancelled its design patent in Korea. The decision seems to have been based on a pecularity of Korean law concerning "related designs" and may not have any impact on other design rights in other countries.
Design patents - called design rights in Europe - differ from "normal" patents (called utility patents in the US). They protect the form or shape of a product - not the technology behind it.
Press Release from Nichia:
Decision in Korean Intellectual Property Office regarding a Korean Design Patent: NICHIA Corporation:
Design patents - called design rights in Europe - differ from "normal" patents (called utility patents in the US). They protect the form or shape of a product - not the technology behind it.
Press Release from Nichia:
Decision in Korean Intellectual Property Office regarding a Korean Design Patent: NICHIA Corporation:
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