Samsung owes Pictiva Displays $191.4 million in damages for patent infringement
Samsung stated that it intends to appeal the verdict
Patent owner Pictiva Displays is owed $191.4 million in damages by Samsung Electronicsfor infringing two U.S. patents covering organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, a Texas federal court jury has said.
The jury was convinced by Pictiva that a wide range of Samsung devices violate its patent rights in technology for enhancing the resolution, brightness and power efficiency of OLED displays.
Pictiva Managing Director Angela Quinlan reportedly said that the verdict “validates the strength of the Pictiva intellectual property.” Whereas Samsung Electronics reportedly stated, “We intend to appeal the verdict related to the two patents. We have already filed a petition to invalidate the relevant patents, which is currently under review by the United States Patent and Trademark Office”. This is among many recent large awards won by patent owners suing Samsung in the same Texas court.
Pictiva based in Ireland, a subsidiary of patent licensing company Key Patent Innovations, owns hundreds of patents covering OLED technology invented by photonics company OSRAM in the early 2000s. In its 2023 suit, Pictiva alleged that Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones, TVs, computers, wearables and other products incorporate Pictiva’s technology for improving OLED displays.