Samsung Display, the largest supplier of display panels to the smartphone industry, has filed a complaint against Chinese competitor BOE Technology Group with the U.S. International Trade Commission . Samsung Display is accusing BOE of stealing its trade secrets. Samsung Display confirmed that it filed the complaint against BOE, the first time that Samsung Display has leveled such charges against BOE., was filed by Samsung Display on October 31st. The document states that BOE violated U.S.
This isn't the first time that BOE has been accused of wrongdoing. The company slowly worked its way up Apple's supply chain ladder until it received an order from the company for 40 millionused in the panels and as you might expect, Apple does not like it when a supplier quietly deviates from its specs.
As for Samsung's legal filing, South Korea in general has been looking to crack down on technology leaks, and analysts in the country say that the majority of these leaks are ending up in China.
Samsung accuses several BOE subsidiaries in the complaint including BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. of China; Mianyang BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. of China; Chengdu BOE Optoeletronics Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Wuhan BOE Optoeletronics Technology Co., Ltd. of China; BMOT f/k/a Kunming BOE Display Technology of China; and BOE Technology America Inc. of China.