The Seoul Central District Court has upheld a two-year non-compete clause enforced by Samsung Display on a former employee who later joined a Chinese tech firm. The employee, who had worked with Samsung Display for over 13 years and worked on the development of the excimer laser annealing (ELA) process for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production, resigned in Jan. 2022. Following his departure, he received a compensation of approximately $64,500 (87.97 million won) for agreeing to the non-compete terms. However, by April, he had secured a position with a Chinese competitor, prompting Samsung Display to take legal action.

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