FairLight Innovations, LLC has filed an Eastern District of
Texas complaint against TCL (TCT
Mobile) (
2:26-cv-00015), alleging infringement of five patents from
three different sources. Targeted is the provision of displays and
TVs that incorporate LED, QLED, and QD-MINI LED technologies,
including "at least the S2, S3, S4, S5, 3-Series, 4-Series,
C8-Series, P6-Series, S-Series, Q-Class, Q5, Q6, Q7, QM7, QM8, and
NXTFRAME products, and components thereof (e.g., backlight
components)". With this complaint, Ideahub,
Inc., a monetization operation based in Korea, has three
campaigns active in the US.
The patents that FairLight asserts against TCL (7,626,209;
8,237,181;
8,637,895;
8,686,395;
9,978,921)
are broadly directed to LED fabrication. The plaintiff received the
'209 patent among ten from Seoul Semiconductor
in November 2024. Seoul Semiconductor previously asserted the
'209 patent in a sprawling litigation
campaign, active since 2013 and involving over
