Toray Industries controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Toray files patent lawsuit against Changyang Technology in China
Lawsuit filed
Toray Industries filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ningbo Changyang Technology in the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. The filing sought to stop the manufacture and sale in China of specified white films and claimed damages. Reports described the initiation of the case; they did not state that a court had determined infringement or reached any outcome. The event is recorded as a patent dispute brought by Toray against Changyang Technology concerning those white film products in the Chinese market.
Toray filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ningbo Changyang Technology in the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, seeking to stop the manufacture and sale in China of specified white films and claiming damages. The article reports the filing, not a court determination of infringement.
Source excerpt
2019年10月25日，东丽株式会社(东丽公司)在深圳市中级人民法院对宁波长阳科技公司(简称“长阳公司”)提起了专利侵权诉讼。本诉讼基于东丽公司拥有的有关聚酯薄膜“LUMIRROR”的中国专利(专利号：第200780040088.8号)而提起，要求长阳公司停止在中国制造、销售LCD背光源反射板用白色薄膜(涉案产品型号：DJX250P及DJX300P)并赔偿损失。
2017
Quality-data falsification scandal
Toray admitted that quality data had been falsified in 149 cases between 2008 and 2016. The cases included tests on tire-strengthening cords and raised concerns about the reliability of product certification and internal quality controls. Customers identified as potentially affected included Boeing and Uniqlo.