South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and its Panasonic unit for alleged violation of patents related to plasma-screen technology. Samsung SDI, the world's largest maker of the flat screens widely used in televisions, said in a statement it filed the suit in U.S. district court in California on Monday for alleged violation of nine patents related to plasma-screen technology. Talks to resolve the dispute with Matsushita after nine failed sessions of negotiations led to the lawsuit, Samsung SDI said in the statement. In Tokyo, a Matsushita spokesman, who gave his surname as Kadota, said the company couldn't comment because it hadn't seen the written complaint. Patent-infringement suits filed by Japanese and South Korean technology companies are increasing, as they seek to protect their interests in the fast-growing field of digital consumer electronics.

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