Whirlpool Expands Legal Action Against LG Electronics

Whirlpool Corporation has announced that it has taken aggressive, new legal steps against LG Electronics Inc., of South Korea, and its U.S. and Mexican affiliates.

Whirlpool has asserted four additional patents against LG in an action pending in Delaware district court. Whirlpool Corporation's claims in that action state that several LG-manufactured refrigerator products imported into the U.S. infringe on these additional patents. Whirlpool is asking for injunctive relief and monetary damages in the matter.

The patents safeguard proprietary technologies associated with product reliability, performance and quality, including:

* Structure and stability of the refrigerator interior;
* Quality and performance of ice dispenser; and
* Food storage features.

‘Whirlpool Corporation is again taking aggressive legal steps to vigorously protect our proprietary products and technologies from infringement,’ said Phillip Pejovich, vice president, refrigeration, Whirlpool Corporation North America Region.

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $19 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centres around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world.

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