ACT_588685/2023
ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE
Seoul Viosys sued Laser Components SAS for infringement of its UV-C LED chip patent EP 3 404 726 in France, with Photon Wave (Korean manufacturer) joining as an intervener. The Paris Local Division found infringement and ordered Laser Components to withdraw and destroy its stock of infringing UV-C LED chips with an astreinte, to disclose distribution and sales information for damages calculation, and declared Laser Components liable for damages to be quantified in separate proceedings; a EUR 50,000 provisional cost contribution was also awarded.
EP 3 404 726 is infringed by Laser Components SAS's UV-C LED chips sourced from Photon Wave
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 64 UPCANote: The Paris Local Division found infringement of Seoul Viosys's UV LED patent by Laser Components' commercially supplied UV-C LED chips on the French market.
Corrective measures including withdrawal and destruction of infringing products are appropriate
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 64 UPCANote: The court ordered Laser Components to withdraw infringing UV-C LED chips from the French market and destroy its stock, with an astreinte of up to EUR 50 per product.
No rejected arguments captured.
The Paris Local Division's decision concerns EP 3 404 726 (ultraviolet light-emitting device with specific electrode and passivation layer architecture including mesa indentations and bump electrodes). The excerpt contains the full claim text of the maintained claims but does not include detailed claim construction reasoning, as the decision is primarily presented in its operative part.