Arçelik controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
LG Electronics sues three European appliance brands over patents
Lawsuit filed
LG Electronics filed lawsuits in a Munich court against Arcelik, Beko and Grundig, alleging that the companies infringed LG's ice-making patents for side-by-side refrigerators. The allegations are not presented as a court determination.
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LG Electronics said Wednesday it has filed lawsuits against three European home appliance manufacturers with a court in Munich over allegations that they infringed LG’s ice-making patents for side-by-side refrigerators.
The accused companies are Arcelik, Beko and Grundig, affiliates of Turkey-based Koc Group, which sell home electronics in European markets.
Arçelik claimed that LG Electronics used the Turkish firm's washing machine technology, named 'Direct Drive', in its devices under another name -- '6 motion'. The company said this was unlicensed, according to information received by Anadolu Agency.