Bridgelux Responds to Nichia Lawsuit Against CoreStaff Co., Ltd.

On February 15, 2023, Nichia announced in a press release on its website that it had filed a lawsuit in Tokyo Japan seeking damages and to enjoin trading company CoreStaff, from selling products from the F90 family of LEDs made by U.S.-based Bridgelux, Inc. The Nichia press release alleges that the Bridgelux F90 family of LEDs infringe Japanese Patent No. 4974310 and the scope of the lawsuit is limited only to such products in Japan and does not cover any jurisdictions outside of Japan.

Bridgelux believes that Nichia’s infringement claims are entirely without merit. For many years, Bridgelux has invested significantly in its research and development producing significant intellectual property rights. Bridgelux respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects others to respect its intellectual property rights. Bridgelux will not be intimidated by the misuse of litigation from those seeking an unfair advantage or seeking to limit the advantage Bridgelux has earned from our technology investments.

Bridgelux believes this lawsuit is the result of the success of the Bridgelux F90 products in the market and Nichia’s inability to compete with a competitive offering. Because Bridgelux’s patent portfolio covers many core LED technologies including some important KSF application patents, Bridgelux intends to employ its own patent portfolio to protect its rights.