He left Samsung and founded Synergy IP, a patent management company in the United States.
– Synergy IP joined hands with a company called Stayton Techiya LLC.
They accused Samsung of infringing on their patents.
File a lawsuit through a U.S. court.
– However, the Texas court in the United States did not even consider whether there was patent infringement or not.
The lawsuit was dismissed and the plaintiff was criticized in an unusual manner.
– It turns out that the founder of Synergy IP, former Samsung Vice President Ahn Seung-ho,
By abusing Samsung’s confidential information discovered through a former subordinate,
It was an illegal lawsuit,
Because of this, he was being investigated by prosecutors in Korea as well.
– The U.S. Texas court said in its ruling:
“This is a disgusting act that is dishonest, unfair, deceptive and contrary to the rule of law.”
He strongly criticized the case and made it impossible to re-litigate it later.
