Patent ID: 7643110

Claim:
A color filter substrate comprising: a substrate having a first surface and an opposed second surface; and at least a black matrix layer, a color filter layer, and a retardation layer stacked on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the black matrix layer is formed of a resin composition containing a black colorant and comprises (i) a display part, which has been patterned to form an opening part for displaying an image and (ii) a frame part, which has not been patterned, provided on the periphery of the display part, wherein the color filter layer is stacked only in the display part of the black matrix layer, wherein the color substrate is used for a liquid crystal display panel comprising the color filter substrate and a counter substrate stacked on top of each other through a seal material and a liquid crystal hermetically sealed between the two substrates; wherein the retardation layer is located between the first surface of the color filter substrate and the counter substrate in the liquid crystal display panel; wherein an area of the black matrix layer that includes at least the frame part, but not the display part is an area to be sealed, wherein the area to be sealed includes an area where the retardation layer is stacked, and wherein a seal material is provided on at least a part of the retardation layer, but does not contact the black matrix layer or the color filter layer.