LG Electronics Sues Whirlpool

There are many types of refrigerator out in the U.S appliance stores. As we see, everyrefrigerator looks the same. Due to technicians using similar systems to manufacture a refrigerator, every companies’ refrigerator looks similar.

On Oct. 7, LG filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Whirlpool in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. As stated by a company spokes person, the lawsuit was a file claimed against LG's "ice-makingsystem in a fresh food compartment" patent.

The judge, that resides in the U.S. International Trade Commission, ultimately denied the final claim made by Whirlpool Corp on the LG Electronics patent. As stated by another blogger, In Soo Nam, "the ruling stated that LG refrigerators were "not covered by less than one of Whirlpool's patents". Of Whirlpool's original five claims against LG, Whirlpool only claimed one of the five, withdrawing the other four. From this we can determine that LG is a true leader of appliances for American consumers, yet they still promote fair competition with other industries. After the lawsuit Whirlpool filed against LG, LG refuted and filed a lawsuit of their own. This case is scheduled for March in 2010 and not only is LG seeking damages but they are also seeking injunctions against several Whirlpool products.

Everyone knows that it's wrong to copy someone else's work and take credit for it. This blog clearly states that the whirlpool Corp’s copied LG electronics Inc.'s work. Therefore, I believe LG electronics Inc. has full rights to sue Whirlpool Corps. Due to Whirlpool Corp’s actions the company's credibility has significantly dropped and other companies do not want to negotiate with this company. As a result, they will eventually go bankrupt and won’t be able to manufacture any products.