M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on Thomson Licensing Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display Patent Referenced in Lawsuit with Chimei Innolux Corporation

Date:  Fri, 2010-07-30

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on Thomson Licensing Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display Patent Referenced in Lawsuit with Chimei Innolux Corporation

Charlottesville, VA – July 30, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent holdings of Thomson Licensing. On July 23, 2010, Thomson Licensing SAS, a subsidiary of Technicolor SA, formerly Thomson Multimedia, filed a lawsuit against three Hon Hai affiliates: Chimei Innolux, Innolux and Chi Mei Optoelectronics, as well as MStar Semiconductor, alleging infringement of seven patents held by Thomson for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT–LCDs). The patents in question are: US 5,978,063; US 5,041,888; US 5,153,754; US 5,621,556; US 6,121,941; US 5,375,006 and US 5,648,674.

The patents discussed in this report describe TFT–LCD components and methods for their production.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report providing visibility into potentially unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious™ report on the Thomson patents can be found HERE