Following As HTC, Asus is also accused of infringement by Japan Chemicals in Japan

In the micro-message message, Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia Chemical has just issued a statement alleging that the Japanese subsidiary ASUS JAPAN and its distributor SYNNEX Infotec have infringed the white LED patent and filed a patent infringement with the Tokyo District Court on May 18, 2018 Litigation, and request damages.

It is understood that the Asus smart phones accused of carrying infringing white LEDs are ZenFone GO (ZB551KL, ZC500TG) and ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KL).

Nichia Chemical said that the above-mentioned several smart phones manufactured by Asustek, which carried the white LED flash light falls into Nichia Japan's LED patent No. 5177317, No. 5610056 power, and filed the lawsuit.

In response, Asustek responded that one of the lawsuits was that the lawsuit was mainly a dispute between Nichia Chemical and ASUS parts suppliers. It had discussed with the supplier and was arranged by the supplier to handle it properly. The second issue was Nichia Chemical's lawsuit. Both of the patents claimed in the claim have expired and the lawsuit only addresses past usage records. Asustek emphasized that the lawsuit will not affect Asustek's current mobile phone business and operations.

In fact, Asus ZenFone was not the first mobile phone brand to be infringed by Nichia Chemical. In October 2016, Nichia Chemical also sued HTC Desire 626 for the infringement of white LEDs configured with the above two Japanese LED patents. At the same time, he also made a statement to the Tokyo grounds and asked for damages.