Taiwan's Teco may seek damages from Philips after patent raid
Mon. September 01, 2008; Posted: 11:37 PM
TAIPEI, Sept 2, 2008 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) --
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PowerRating -- Taiwan's TECO ELECTRONIC AND
MACHINERY CO. said Monday it was considering seeking damages
from ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS INC. in Germany for the harm
Philips and its patent agency had caused to Teco's products and
reputation at a Berlin trade fair last week. Teco and two other
Taiwanese companies in the Taiwan Image Hall -- PROVIEW
ELECTRONICS CO. and NU INC. -- were among the exhibitors at the
2008 Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) raided Aug. 29 by
German customs officials at the request of the Italian "patent
troll" SISVEL, which administers patents for Philips and other
companies.
* Some 220 armed German Customs agents raided 69 booths
belonging to Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and South Korea after
Sisvel complained that the exhibitors may have infringed the
patents of its clients.
* Teco said in a statement that the seizure not only damaged
its reputation but also squandered its business opportunities
at the trade fair, making its participation in the
international exhibition "completely meaningless."
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