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Samsung Display Virtually Wins Lawsuit Against Chinese Rival BOE Technology

Samsung Display Virtually Wins Lawsuit Against Chinese Rival BOE Technology

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. has virtually won a U.S. lawsuit against BOE Technology Group Co., with Washington’s trade watchdog imposing a near 15-year import ban on the Chinese rival’s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a preliminary [...]

U.S. Trade Commission Opens Investigation into Alleged Patent Violations by Samsung

U.S. Trade Commission Opens Investigation into Alleged Patent Violations by Samsung

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said Friday it has opened an investigation into alleged patent violations by Samsung Electronics Co. over outdoor electronics displays. The formal investigation was initiated following a complaint on Aug. 19 by Manufacturing Resources International (MRI), an Atlanta-based manufacturer of outdoor and semi-outdoor digital [...]

ITC Invalidates Final Ruling Favoring Medytox over Daewoong in Botulinum Toxin Dispute

ITC Invalidates Final Ruling Favoring Medytox over Daewoong in Botulinum Toxin Dispute

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. trade panel has invalidated its final ruling that sided with South Korean drugmaker Medytox Inc. against its local rival Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. over a botulinum toxin strain dispute, company officials here said Friday. In December last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered a 21-month ban [...]

Long Way to Go for 2 S. Korean Battery Makers to Reach Settlement over ITC Trade Secret Ruling

Long Way to Go for 2 S. Korean Battery Makers to Reach Settlement over ITC Trade Secret Ruling

SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. — South Korea’s top two battery makers — have discussed ways to resolve a trade secret lawsuit in the United States, but they failed to narrow their differences over the amount of settlement, industry sources said Thursday. On Feb. 10, the [...]

U.S. Trade Panel Says SK Stole LG Trade Secrets for EV Batteries

U.S. Trade Panel Says SK Stole LG Trade Secrets for EV Batteries

SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. trade panel has said SK Innovation Co. misappropriated trade secrets of its South Korean rival LG Energy Solution Ltd. for its development of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in a decision that could jeopardize SK Innovation’s battery businesses in the United States. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) [...]

ITC Backs LG Energy in Trade Secret Dispute, Issues 10-year Import Ban on SK

ITC Backs LG Energy in Trade Secret Dispute, Issues 10-year Import Ban on SK

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. trade panel on Wednesday ruled in favor of South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. in a trade secret case and issued a 10-year import ban on some lithium-ion battery products by SK Innovation Co. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed a preliminary ruling delivered [...]

ITC Favors Medytox over Daewoong in Botulinum Toxin Strain Dispute in Final Ruling

ITC Favors Medytox over Daewoong in Botulinum Toxin Strain Dispute in Final Ruling

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. trade panel has upheld its preliminary ruling by siding with South Korean drugmaker Medytox Inc. in a trade dispute, saying its local rival Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. copied the manufacturing process of a botulinum toxin strain, industry officials here said Thursday. In a final decision, the U.S. International [...]

U.S. ITC Default Judgment Favors LG Chem over SK Innovation in EV Battery Case

U.S. ITC Default Judgment Favors LG Chem over SK Innovation in EV Battery Case

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a preliminary ruling in favor of LG Chem Ltd. over its local rival SK Innovation Co. in their electric vehicle (EV) battery trade secret litigation, officials here said Sunday. “This preliminary ruling means that the ITC accepted LG Chem’s claims and [...]