Wi-LAN hits LG Over TV Patents
On October 3, 2012, Wednesday Wi-LAN (plaintiff) recorded a suit against LG Electronics (defendant) for patent infringement (case no. 1:12-cv-23611) in the U.S. Court of Southern Florida.
Wi-LAN is a company that develops, acquires, and licenses intellectual property that drives products in communications and consumer electronics markets. LG is a company operating its business through five divisions including Mobile Communications, Home Entertainment, Home Appliances, Air Conditioning, and Energy Solutions.
The patent US7034889 is assigned to Wi-LAN and the patent US6359654 is assigned to Conexant Systems, however, Wi-LAN is the exclusive licensee of the ‘654 patent. The details of patents involved are listed below:
Patent No. |
Current Assignee (Source: MaxVal Assignment Database[i]) |
Issue Date |
Expiration Date[ii] |
Title |
Mar 19, 2002 |
Feb 12, 2017 |
Methods and Systems for Displaying Interlaced Video on Non-Interlaced Monitors
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Apr 25, 2006 |
Jan 05, 2019 |
Signal Processing Unit and Method for a Digital TV System with an Increased Frame Rate Video Signal
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According to the complaint, the defendant’s 6200 series flat panel television infringes the above patents. Below is a picture of the LG6200:
The plaintiff in the past had filed more than 10 suits in which 7 of them are pending. If you would like to know more about the cases, please contact us.
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[i] Patent Assignment Alerts are automated email alerts sent to you when assignments relating to target applications/patents/entities of interest are recorded.
[ii] Expected Expiration Date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that automatically calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.
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