Together with Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. in Japan, Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen GmbH and Litec GbR in Germany, Tridonic Jennersdorf GmbH makes up the B.O.S.E. Consortium, which owns basic patents for a technology that generates white light with blue LEDs and yellow silicate phosphors. With the authorization of the B.O.S.E. Consortium, Tridonic Jennersdorf GmbH recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AOC International (Europe) B.V. and AOC International (Europe) GmbH that Tridonic believes infringe the B.O.S.E. Consortium’s patent EP 1 352 431 B1. Silicate-based white LED technology enables the manufacture of white LEDs with high accuracy and high brightness, the primary applications of which include smartphones, laptops, GPS and other displays, which means this technology is of relevance to a substantial share of today’s LED market. To make this white LED technology available to the LED industry, the B.O.S.E. Consortium offers two different licensing arrangements: a Device License for using the white LED technology, and a Material License for manufacturing and marketing the phosphors. The B.O.S.E. Consortium has concluded Device Licensing agreements for the use of the silicate-based LED patents with more than 35 LED manufacturers worldwide. “The Zumtobel Group currently holds more than 4,000 patents and property rights and has concluded far-reaching cross-licensing agreements with other companies in the lighting industry. Given the ongoing technology shift, it is increasingly important for companies to have legal certainty in the development and application of their products. As a global player we ensure that our customers around the world enjoy the necessary certainty that the innovative lighting components, systems and solutions they apply are protected by all the necessary property rights,” explains Klaus Vamberszky, Executive Vice President Technology at the Zumtobel Group. About Tridonic For more than 60 years Tridonic has been a successful innovation driver on the lighting market. This pioneer of digital lighting control is now focusing its attention increasingly on LEDs as the technology of the future. The broad offering for creating semiconductor-based and conventional lighting solutions ranges from individual components to complete systems. The focus is on LED systems comprising light sources and converters. An extensive portfolio of conventional control gear for different lamp types and light management systems rounds off the programme. This global company is shaping the technological changes on the lighting market together with its strategic partners and places great emphasis on intensive and personal contact with its customers. The innovative product portfolio, in-depth application know-how and excellent service are aspects that luminaire manufacturers, architects, electrical and lighting planners, electrical installers and wholesalers all find impressive. Solutions based on components and systems from Tridonic meet the highest quality requirements for indoor and outdoor lighting in reference installations throughout the world. Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG has its headquarters in Dornbirn in Austria. It is a subsidiary of the Zumtobel Group and has own offices in 27 countries on 5 continents. In the 2014/15 fiscal year 1,970 employees generated sales totalling 384.5 million euros. 9.6 % of sales were invested in research and development.
Contact:
Markus Rademacher - Tridonic GmbH & Co KG
+43-5572-395-45236
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
www.tridonic.com
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