Samsung One Step Closer to Having Its Chinese Rival's OLED Panels Banned in the US

Samsung Has Secured A Decisive Win In Its OLED Trade Secret Infringement Case Against China’s BOE - A Major Blow For Apple, Which Now Risks Higher iPhone 17e Production Costs

The South Korean and Chinese tech giants have had competitive tensions for a long time, and they seem to have grown more with the Chinese firms advancing rapidly when it comes to OLED and microLED display manufacturing. Samsung has been fighting a patent infringement case against Chinese display manufacturer BOE for quite some time, and it seems like it might finally turn out in the company's favor after a major ruling by the U.S. International …

Samsung one step closer to having its Chinese rival's OLED panels banned in the US

The ITC issues a preliminary ruling and may ban the import of BOE AMOLED panels into the US

Samsung Display and BOE are fighting a legal battle in the US for quite some time. Samsung wishes to halt the import of BOE AMOLED displays into the US, mainly in the smartphone displays aftermarket. Samsung claims the BOE, and also some phone parts retailers, infringe upon Samsung's AMOLED patents.In March 2025, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) found that BOE, Injured Gadgets Wholesale Gadget Parts indeed infringe on several of SDC's…

US ITC Recommends Ban on Chinese BOE OLED Imports

Samsung Display's headquarters in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province (Photo courtesy of Samsung Display) The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling that Chinese company BOE infringed on Samsung Display’s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) trade secrets. If finalized, this decision could potentially disrupt BOE’s panel supply for Apple iPhones. According to industry sources on July 14, the ITC issued a pre…