Toyoda Gosei and Sharp sign agreement on LED patents
Two Japan-based LED makers have cross-licensed each others LED-related intellectual property. Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with Sharp Corporation to allow the companies to use each other's patents for LED consisting of nitride-based compound semiconductors.
The two companies say that they will continue to develop high-quality, high-brightness LEDs and pursue expansion of the LED market through fair competition.
Toyoda Gosei and Sharp each possess wide-ranging patents in the area of optoelectronics. As a result of this cross-license agreement, the two companies say they will be able to step up their R&D efforts and meet the rapidly-growing demand, thereby contributing to the development of the LED Sign industry.
Sharp entered into a cross-licensing agreement with Nichia in November 2008 - see News .
Toyoda Gosei has entered into a number of cross-licensing deals, including agreements with Nichia, Tridonic, Cree, Osram and Lumileds. COMMENTS There are currently no comments.
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