Las Vegas, NV December 31, 2010 (CRWENEWSWIRE) - Tokyo based Sony Corp. filed patent breach claims on December 28, 2010 against LG Electronics Inc., the world’s third largest manufacturer of mobile phones.   Sony Corp. filed the lawsuit with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, which has the power of blocking LG Electronics Inc. from shipping mobile phones into the US in light of alleged violations of US laws.  The lawsuit was also filed in federal court in Los Angeles.

Lotus Elite, Neon, Remarq, Rumor 2 and Xenon along with LG are using Sony’s technology without their consent.  LG is also facing another lawsuit by Sony related to blu-ray disc players.  Sony Corp., Japan’s biggest exporter of consumer electronics, aims to invest 100 billion yen ($1.2 billion) to double production capacity for image sensors used in Smartphones over the next fiscal year. In January, LG plans to bring into the market its first smartphone built with a dual-core processor to lift up revenues by 13 percent for consumer electronics, displays and handsets units, the company said on December 27.
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