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LG Electronics Co. Ltd. has begun a full-fledged effort to begin counter-legal action against Japan¡¯s Matsushita for allegedly infringing upon patent rights. On Wednesday, LG Electronics filed a complaint to the Seoul Central District Court against Panasonic Korea, Matsushita¡¯s branch corporation in Korea, for infringing its patents for plasma display panel (PDP) technology.
¡°Panasonic Korea has violated two PDP patents possessed by LG Electronics which involve electrode partition and panel operation technologies,¡± explained LG. ¡°Accordingly, we¡¯ve come to bring forward this lawsuit which seeks to prohibit Matsushita¡¯s infringement upon our patent rights as well as compensation for damages.¡± LG Electronics has requested that the trade committee of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) place restraints on PDP TV imports by Panasonic Korea.
¡°Through comprehensive countermeasures, we will firmly secure our technology patents which are the intangible properties of LG Electronics,¡± said Executive Officer Ham Soo-young, the head of LG Electronics patent center. At the briefing, the Commerce, Industry, and Energy Minister Lee Hee-beom said, ¡°I have relayed our government's view to Japan, which asks for discreet consideration over whether or not to postpone custom clearance.¡± Prior to this, Matsushita submitted an application to the Tokyo District Court and Japan Custom Office, requesting a temporary embargo on LG¡¯s PDP panels.
(Kim Ki-hong, darma90@chosun.com )
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