Samsung Display secured a favorable ruling in its legal battle against Chinese display giant BOE, with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) confirming that BOE has infringed on Samsung Display’s patents related to OLED technologies, according to the Korea Times.

According to industry officials, the USITC, Wednesday (local time), upheld its initial determination from November that BOE had infringed on three of Samsung Display's patents, and U.S. wholesalers had infringed on four.

The patent dispute dates back to December 2022, when Samsung Display filed complaints against 17 component wholesalers in the United States. In the complaints, Samsung Display argued that OLEDs it imported from China and used for smartphone repairs infringed on five of its patents including Diamond Pixel.

The PTAB also ruled in December and January that four out of the five patents disputed by BOE and three other Chinese display makers remain valid. A decision on the remaining patent is still pending.

“Though the sales and import bans was not granted, the fact that the initial determination was upheld makes this a favorable outcome for Samsung Display, considering the multiple ongoing lawsuits,” an industry official said.

“Since a lawsuit involving the same patents is currently ongoing at the Texas court, this USITC ruling is expected to have a significant impact on the case.”

Apart from aforementioned patent suits, Samsung Display has filed a separate complaint with the USITC accusing BOE and its subsidiaries of damaging trade secrets. Samsung Display argues that BOE allegedly stole trade secrets through current and former employees of Toptec, a partner company of Samsung Display. The USITC is expected to hand down its initial determination by the end of this month.

“We will continue make efforts to protect our intellectual property we have built through significant investments, and will respond firmly to patent infringement to safeguard our market competitiveness,” a Samsung Display official said.

With the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) confirming that BOE has infringed on Samsung Display’s patents related to OLED technologies, Samsung is expected to push OLED and Quantum Dot OLED big time in 2025.

In a secondary report by The Korea Times stated that "Samsung Display said Sunday it aims for a 50 percent growth in the shipment of quantum dot (QD)-OLED monitor panels this year, announcing plans to boost the sales of new products.

According to the company, its shipment of QD-OLED panels for computer monitors stood at 1.43 million units last year, and it is ramping up supplies as this year’s shipment is expected to grow more than 50 percent from 2024.

Samsung Display also plans to roll out a 27-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) monitor in the first half of this year. Supporting a refresh rate of 500 hertz, the highest among current self-emissive monitors, the product is designed to deliver ultra-smooth visuals, coupled with a fast response time of approximately 0.03 milliseconds.

“The technological shift from LCD to OLED in the monitor market is expected to accelerate further, driven by the differentiated image quality and technological superiority demonstrated by QD-OLED,” Brad Jung, Samsung Display’s head of Large Display Marketing, said. “We will introduce various innovations and products to meet the expectations of our customers as quickly as possible.”