Solas Sues BOE & Samsung Over OLED Patents

What They Say

Caixin reported that the US International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating BOE and Samsung after an OLED patent infringement claim by Solas of Ireland.

The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

  • BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China;
  • Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., of Beijing, China;
  • BOE Technology America Inc. of Santa Clara, CA;
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea;
  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, NJ; and
  • Samsung Display Co., Ltd., of Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation.

What We Think

We have previously successful actions by Solas OLED. Irish OLED Intellectual Property Company Solas OLED Prevails in Patent Infringement Action in Germany). The company was also identified as being in Samsung’s supply chain for its latest OLED stack. (More on Samsung’ S21 OLED Materials) (BR)

USITC OLED Patents