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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    South Korean FTC fines five Samsung affiliates over cafeteria business

    Fine or penalty

    In 2021, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI and Welstory a total of 234.9 billion won over allegedly unfair internal trading involving an in-house cafeteria business. Samsung called the decision regretful and argued that its employee-welfare efforts had been misread as unfair business support.

    Company response

    • Denial — Samsung

      In a statement, Samsung called the FTC's decision “regretful,” arguing the firm's efforts for the well-being of its employees has been “misread as unfair business support.”

    Source excerpt

    • The antitrust watchdog said it will file complaints with the prosecution against Samsung Electronics and Choi.
    • The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) fined five major affiliates of Samsung nearly 235 billion won in total, Thursday, for their allegedly unfair internal trading involving an in-house cafeteria business.
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  2. 2020

    Nanoco sues Samsung over quantum-dot patents

    Lawsuit filed

    In February 2020, Nanoco filed a lawsuit in Texas against Samsung Electronics and affiliated companies, alleging infringement of its quantum-dot display technology patents. The suit sought a permanent injunction. The dispute concerns patents related to quantum-dot display technology, and the filing named Samsung Electronics together with affiliated companies as defendants. No further details on the outcome of the case were provided in the source.

    Nanoco filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics and affiliated companies in Texas, alleging infringement of its quantum-dot display technology patents and seeking a permanent injunction.

    Stated objective. Nanoco said it sought a permanent injunction to prevent further alleged infringement and avoid significant economic losses.

    Source excerpt

    • 在这起诉讼中，三星电子、三星显示（Samsung Display）、三星综合技术院（Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology）、三星电子视讯显示（Samsung Electronics Visual Display）和三星电子美国（Samsung Electronics America）被列为被告。
    • Nanoco表示，三星电子及其附属公司都蓄意侵犯其有关量子点技术的专利，因此该公司正向法庭寻求永久禁令，禁止三星进一步侵权，以避免其遭受重大经济损失。
    • 英国纳米技术公司Nanoco在美国德克萨斯州对三星电子提起诉讼，指控其侵犯了它的量子点显示技术专利。
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