Seoul Semiconductor has signed a patent cross-license agreement with Osram GmbH. Under this agreement, Seoul Semiconductor and Osram, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Osram Opto Semiconductors of Regensburg, Germany, will share their patents pertaining to white and visible LED technologies.
The scope of the cross-licensing agreement refers to white and housing patents related to white and visible LED technologies. Under this agreement, both companies will collaborate and build on each other's strengths as strategic partners. The two parties will also refrain from raising any objections against any patent rights pertaining to white and visible LED technologies, and will cooperate in defending cross licensed patent rights.