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By: Richard Del Cazzo
Web site: http://www.hdtv-hdtv.com
Japanese firm Fujitsu has sued Samsung in a US federal court,
accusing the South Korean group of infringing its plasma display
panel (PDP) patents.
Fujitsu's lawsuit follows one filed by Samsung in California
in February.
Fujitsu wants the court to block Samsung from importing plasma
display panels and screens to the US.
"Fujitsu has invested over 30 years and very significant
resources in developing commercially viable PDP technology,"
said Fujitsu executive Masanobu Katoh, who is president of
Fujitsu's intellectual property group.
"We cannot permit others to exploit these valuable inventions
without appropriate compensation."
Fujitsu produces a quarter of the world's plasma display
panel screens through Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd,
its 50% joint venture with Hitachi.
It is suing Samsung SDI, which is 20% owned by Samsung Electronics.
Samsung SDI makes one fifth of the world's PDPs.
A Samsung spokesman said there "had been some dispute
whether Fujitsu claims are enforceable and we'll wait for
the court's ruling".
IT analysts expect the popularity of TV sets with plasma
display panels to make them one of the fastest growing markets
for consumer electronics this year. Both companies are ratchetting
up production.
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