According to Seoul Semiconductor, Signify has been ordered to recall products that violate patents

SEOUL (Reuters) – Signify, the world’s largest lighting maker, has been ordered by a German court to recall and destroy some of its products sold since 2017 that allegedly infringe Seoul Semiconductor’s patents, the South Korean company said on Thursday.

The Düsseldorf court also ruled that any violation of that order would be subject to a fine of up to 250,000 euros ($259,925), Seoul Semiconductor said in a statement.

Netherlands-based Signify, which spun off from Philips in 2016, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Seoul Semiconductor, which has sued multinational companies over patents, said it spends about 10% of its revenue on research and development and holds over 18,000 patents in light-emitting diode technology.

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(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)