A lot has happened since then. Such as the US International Trade Commission litigation:
"While battery material cooperation has virtually failed, lawsuits against the US International Trade Commission (ITC) are also detected. This is not a situation that can easily be overcome.
According to SK Innovation on the 27th, the company is preparing to file a lawsuit that complies with LG Chem's complaint to the US ITC.
LG Chem has filed a lawsuit with the US District Court of Delaware and ITC in May when SK Innovation pulled out patented technology as the company leaked its workforce.
SK Innovation complained about the lawsuit, but said it has secured concrete evidence. SK Innovation has announced its policy of responding to lawsuits immediately after LG Chem's lawsuit.
As litigation between LG Chem and SK Innovation intensified, LG Chem replaced the state's legal representative earlier this month from Dentons, the world's number one law firm and experienced ITC patent litigation in the United States, Latham & Watkins. This is to add firepower to the lawsuit.
SK Innovation's position is more complicated. The company is building a battery plant in Georgia, USA, aiming for commercial production in 2022, and the lawsuit may raise operational disruptions. If LG Chem's provisional application is cited, it will be difficult for the US to import battery prototypes, samples, and parts, which are necessary to operate the plant.
The ITC, meanwhile, will make a preliminary ruling around the middle of next year and a final ruling by the end of the year"
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