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Samsung Accuses TCL Phone-Display Suppliers of Stealing LED Tech

June 6, 2025, 5:48 PM UTC
Lauren Castle
Lauren Castle
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A Samsung Electronics Co. unit sued a Chinese manufacturer and its business partners for creating LED displays placed inside smartphones sold by TCL Technology Group.

Samsung Display Co. sent TCL unit TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. a letter in July 2022 notifying the manufacturer its LED displays infringe US Patent Nos. 11,594,578, 7,414,599 and 9,330,593, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Samsung said the TCL 20 Pro 5G LCD Screen Digitizer Assembly and Platinum Soft OLED Screen Assembly products infringe its patents.

Samsung filed the allegations ...

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