Matsushita Electric Files Suit Against Samsung Electronics Charging Infringement of Its US Semiconductor Patents.Business/Technology Editors SECAUCUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it filed a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. suit against Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Ltd. and three of Samsung's U.S. affiliate companies, charging infringement The encroachment, breach, or violation of a right, law, regulation, or contract. The term is most frequently used in reference to the invasion of rights secured by Copyright, patent, or trademark. of Matsushita's patents covering semiconductor DRAM-related technologies. The suit was filed in the New Jersey Federal Court on January 25, 2002. The Samsung parties named in the complaint are: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Kyonggi, Korea, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 12,873 at the 2000 census. Out of 566 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is only one of four villages in New Jersey, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgewood and South Orange. , Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. of San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , and Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C. of Austin, Texas. The filing came after a two-year negotiation between Matsushita and Samsung failed to reach an agreement. This legal action is based on the company's policy of protecting its intellectual property while respecting the intellectual property rights of other companies. |
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