Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. v. Finelite, Inc., No. 25-1712 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2026)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1712
Decided
May 13, 2026
Judge
Lourie, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
11 pages

From the Opinion

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Finelite, Inc. (“Finelite”) appeals from a final decision of the United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of California dismissing its breach of contract, breach of warranty , and declaratory judgment claims against Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (“ Samsung”). S ee Seoul Semiconductor Co. v. Finelite, Inc. , 694 F. Supp. 3d 1199 (N.D. Cal. 2023) (“Decision”). For the following reasons, we affirm. BACKGROUND Finelite manufactures LED -based lighting products and purchases LED chips from Samsung for use in those products.