On the Philips CD news site we can read that the company has been busy lately.
Besides bringing out new specifications for the production of CD-Rs, they also report to have won a lawsuit against Princo.
April 05, 2002 |
CD-R Part II Volume 2, Multi-Speed version 1.2
(April 2002). Release for distribution of version 1.2 dated April 2002 CD-R Part II Volume 2, Multi-Speed. This document defines discs with recording speeds up to 16x, 20x, 24x, 32x, 40x and 48x normal CD speed.
April 04, 2002
Complaints against Princo and Postech in the USA
In the USA Philips has filed complaints for infringement of Philips patents covering CD-R Disc technology. One complaint has been filed against Princo Corporation of Taiwan and its U.S. based distributor Princo America. A second complaint was filed against Postech Corporation of Taiwan and its U.S. based distributor LEDA distribution.
All CD-R discs manufactured by Postech and Princo infringe upon Philips' essential CD-R disc patents since both companies have not entered into the appropriate patent license agreements with Philips. Consequently, the importation and sale of CD-R discs from Princo and Postech into the United States constitutes infringement of Philips' United States CD-R disc patents.
April 04, 2002
Philips won lawsuit against Princo in Germany
In its drive to create a level playing field in the CD-R disc manufacturing industry Philips recently obtained a favorable judgment in a lawsuit against the company Princo Digital Disc for importing unlicensed/infringing CD-R discs in Germany. On March 1, 2002, The Mannheim Court of Justice found that Princo indeed is illegitimately making and selling these discs by infringing Philips essential patents on CD-R discs and Princo.
It's good to see that Philips is taking actions against the companies that don't have a license, and more importantly to those that are not working with the standards as Philips has documented them.
If you would like to know more about the quality of the products made by Princo and Postech then be sure to check out our CD-R(W) Media Forum.
Source: Philips.com
