Law360, New York (August 04, 2008) -- A Japanese company is suing several electronics makers with major operations in the U.S. – including Samsung, Vizio, LG and Mitsubishi – claiming backlighting systems that enhance the picture on many popular flat-screen television models infringe a circuitry patent.
According to the lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the defendants sell products that infringe a patent held by Chiba, Japan-based AtratechJapan Corp....


