South Korea’s second-largest consumer electronics maker, said Monday a U.S. federal judge has ruled in its favor in a patent lawsuit brought by U.S. appliance maker Whirlpool Corp.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling on October 10, ending a five-year patent dispute with Whirpool related to washing machine technology, LG said in a statement.
“The victory is significantly meaningful because LG Electronics won the patent dispute with the world’s largest appliance maker Whirlpool at its home turf,” said Lee Jeong-hwan, vice president at LG’s patent division.
“The ruling is expected to help LG raise its awareness on its products in the U.S. market,” Lee said.
For all of this year, LG aims to sell 10 million washing machines, up 12 per cent from last year.
