Patent Law

Bow to Light

By Gary Odom and Jordan Kuhn

Gertrude Neumark Rothschild developed a process necessary for making blue, green, violet and ultraviolet (high spectral) LEDs, used in many products, including flat-screen TVs, cell phone screens, computers, and traffic lights. All told, a market estimated at $7.2 billion. 4,904,618 and 5,252,499 were Rothschild's reward. Several semiconductor makers have licensed the technology, including Sony. From an ITC complaint filed in February, over 30 companies are still under the gun, including Hitachi, LG, Nokia, Sharp, Samsung, Toshiba. More settlements are in the offing.

Full post as published by The Patent Prospector on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).