SK Inno "No Technology Theft or Document Deletion" vs LG Chem "Lawsuit Outcome Will Tell"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] On the 22nd, SK Innovation once again denied LG Chem's claims that it stole LG Chem's technology and destroyed evidence by deleting documents during the litigation process, calling them "all false."

LG Chem requested sanctions at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last month, alleging that SK Innovation was destroying evidence in the battery technology patent lawsuit between the two companies. SK Innovation promptly submitted a rebuttal to the ITC on the 11th, stating that LG Chem's claims were not true.

According to the statement released by the ITC on this day, SK Innovation stated that LG Chem's position that the '994 patent involved in the patent lawsuit is LG Chem's prior technology and that SK Innovation is deleting materials is not true at all.

SK Innovation explained that since it was sued by LG Chem for trade secret infringement in April last year, it has been strictly preserving documents company-wide, adding, "The materials deleted before the lawsuit were due to regular and occasional document security inspections, and at that time, there was no obligation to preserve documents because the U.S. lawsuit could not have been anticipated."

It continued, "LG Chem only claims document deletion and technology theft but has not been able to prove it," emphasizing, "The facts should be judged accurately and fairly through the law by presenting precise and legitimate evidence."

SK Innovation added, "LG Chem is an important partner in the battery industry ecosystem and national economic growth," and said, "We will responsibly and fairly engage in the lawsuit but aim to resolve the matter wisely and reasonably through dialogue."

LG Chem stated, "We do not feel the need to respond to SK Innovation's position." However, it added, "We hope that the submission of their statement to the ITC will not be misinterpreted as if our claims have been proven false," and "The official opinion of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) under the ITC will be released soon, so please wait for the results." It also added, "We believe the lawsuit outcome will determine whose claims are correct, and we will sincerely participate in the litigation."

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