Litigation successes pave the way to settlement for leader in LED technology

Seoul Semiconductor received favorable rulings on several important motions in its ITC case led by Finnegan against Nichia Corporation, paving the way to a valuable cross-licensing deal as part of a settlement ending years of litigation in courts across the globe.  Finnegan represented SSC in cases from the Eastern District of Texas to the Central District of California, as well as at the Federal Circuit.  Shares in SSC rose 15 percent on the Korea Exchange following the announcement.