Recently, there are some errors and misleading information in a press release regarding Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.(“Seoul Semiconductor”) Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Everlight”) hereby issues the following clarification: 

In 2018, Everlight filed a patent opposition with the European Patent Office (EPO) against Seoul Semiconductor’s EP2656402B1 patent (“EP402 patent”). During the review process, Seoul Semiconductor restricted the claims of the patent to maintain its validity, but significantly limited the technical applications, specifically requiring the central wavelength of the LED to be 550 nanometers. As a result, the range of products covered by the patent was substantially reduced. The EP402 patent pertains to DBR technology, which is not entirely the same as WICOP technology based on No Wire LED technology, as claimed by Seoul Semiconductor in the press release.

Everlight reiterates that the contents mentioned in the press release do not affect our company’s core processes or products. In response to such misleading information, we will continue to closely monitor market developments and remain committed to integrity and transparency, focusing on providing customers with high-quality products and services.

Our company (Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd) hereby declares that “Dongguan Yizhong Semiconductor Co., Ltd” and “Hong Kong XC INT’L Electronic Co., Limited” are not authorized distributors/agents of our company.

We would like to inform our valued customers and distributors that the official list of authorized distributors/agents has been posted on our website (https://www.everlight.com.cn/sales-office-base/). We kindly urge our customers to purchase Everlight products from our company or distributors/agents officially authorized by our company. Customers should verify and retain the invoices and transaction documents issued by these authorized distributors/agents.

Products obtained from distributors/agents not officially authorized by our company cannot guarantee the source, quality, and after-sales service. Our company shall not be liable for any product-related issues arising from such purchases. We kindly request our customers to exercise vigilance to safeguard their own interests.

Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 10, 2022 – Everlight has recently received the judgment from Boards of Appeal of European Patent Office (“the EPO”), the EPO has affirmed Everlight’s appeal request for patent invalidation and decided that Nichia’s European patent EP2197053 is invalid.  Everlight affirmed the result of this judgment and won the victory.
 

Everlight has filed invalidation trial procedures against Nichia ‘s YAG patents in Europe, United States, Australia, China and Taiwan. Everlight has received these winning judgements:

1. Boards of Appeal of European Patent Office has decided that Nichia’s European patent EP2197053 is invalid.
2. Supreme Court of United States has decided that the asserted claims of Nichia’s United States patents US5998925 and US7531960 are invalid.
3. High Court of Australia has decided that the asserted claims of Nichia’s Australia patent AU720234 are invalid.
4. China Supreme People’s Court has decided that Nichia’s China patent CN200610095837.4 is invalid.
5. Taiwan Supreme Administrative Court has decided that Nichia’s Taiwan patent TW383508 is invalid.

 
EVERLIGHT respects intellectual property rights and will devote to the protection of customers’ and shareholders’ benefits and rights.