UPDATE 1-ITC rules against Whirlpool in LG patent suit

* Whirlpool had accused LG of infringing five patents

* Four were subsequently withdrawn

* Patents have to do with some refrigerator ice bins

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Whirlpool Corp (WHR.N), the
world's top appliance maker, lost a patent fight with LG
Electronics (066570.KS) in a trade court on Friday as the two
battle for the premium U.S. appliance market.

The International Trade Commission upheld a decision by one
of its judges, which had ruled that LG's method of storing ice
for dispensers in the doors of side-by-side refrigerators did
not infringe a Whirlpool patent.

Whirlpool had initially accused LG of infringing five
patents but withdrew four of them from the lawsuit.

LG has filed its own lawsuit against Whirlpool in a
district court in Delaware. It is seeking monetary damages and
an injunction. The case is scheduled for trial in March 2010,
according to a posting on the LG website.

It filed a similar case in New Jersey.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz)