It’s an unfortunate situation for the industry

As more sophisticated LED applications such as dimming, color control and color mixing are introduced to the marketplace, LED Luminaire designers require testing that reflects more realistic use conditions. These LED characterization methods are critical to ensure LEDs are meeting manufacturer’s specifications, for “apples to apples” comparison of similar types of led high bay light by different manufacturers and for statistical studies of large lots of LEDs for quality and consistency.

Copyright and patent infringement is something we take very seriously and enforce not only to protect our own assets, but to protect buyers from receiving misleading messages by companies vying to get into the LED luminaire business,” said Ruud Lighting president Christopher Ruud. “This is an example of a company trying to jump on the bandwagon by stealing marketing materials and falsely attributing those claims to products that don’t even have the same features. It’s an unfortunate situation for the industry, as products with proven performance do exist and are being adopted around the world. It’s essential to safeguard consumers against false claims, so that informed buying decisions can be made. BetaLED is doing its part to protect buyers and show how to properly evaluate LED products.”

In the settlement, Elcast representatives agreed to cease and desist and will comply with a permanent injunction prohibiting further copying, use or distribution of sales and marketing materials that infringe on Ruud Lighting’s copyrighted works.

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