it said in yesterday’s statement

Osram Korea Co. and two Korean sales agents of the German lighting maker were sued, Samsung LED Co. said on its website yesterday. The eight patents related to the suit include LED and packaging technology used in lighting such as headlights, Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung LED said. A spokesperson at Osram’s office in Seoul wasn’t immediately available for comment, and calls to the office in Hong Kong went unanswered.

The lawsuits, filed with the Seoul Central District Court on June 10, were in response to Osram’s complaints in the U.S. and Germany against Samsung over LED technology, Samsung LED said. The Korean company said June 8 it never infringed Osram’s LED lighting patents. Osram also filed complaints against LG Electronics Inc. (066570) over the LED technology used in televisions and lighting products.

Samsung Electronics lost 0.4 percent to 848,000 won as of 11 a.m. on the Korea Exchange. Siemens dropped 1.9 percent to 89.46 euros in German trading on June 10. Samsung LED and Osram aren’t listed.

Samsung LED is seeking a halt to the unauthorized use of its intellectual property and monetary damages, it said in yesterday’s statement, without specifying an amount. The Korean company said it plans to file more lawsuits against Osram in the U.S. and other overseas markets as “soon as possible.”

Samsung LED has about 700 U.S. patents and patent applications and about 2,000 Korean patents and applications, according to the statement.