Applied Materials Finds Novellus' Patent Suit Meritless.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1997--Applied Materials Inc. commented today that a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. suit filed by Novellus Systems Inc. on June 23, 1997 was without merit and in the nature of a typical counterclaim A claim by a defendant opposing the claim of the plaintiff and seeking some relief from the plaintiff for the defendant. A counterclaim contains assertions that the defendant could have made by starting a lawsuit if the plaintiff had not already begun the action. pursued by defendants in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Applied had filed suit against Varian Associates Inc. on June 13, 1997 claiming infringement of four Applied patents relating to physical vapor deposition  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. ("PVD PVD abbr. peripheral vascular disease PVD Peripheral vascular disease, see there ") technologies by Varian's MB2, M2I and Inova systems. Varian recently sold the assets of this PVD business to Novellus, along with related intellectual property rights, including Varian's PVD patents. Novellus' lawsuit, which asserts the Varian PVD patents, was announced the same day as the announcement of the completion of the acquisition of Varian's Thin Film Systems business unit. Tom St. Dennis, Applied Materials Vice President stated, "Applied's dispute is with Varian's infringement of Applied's patented rights, which had been raised with Varian some time ago, and with Varian's introduction of the new Inova platform, which expands this infringement. Because Varian refused our invitation to meet and discuss these issues, Applied was required to file suit. Applied will vigorously defend against this suit by Novellus, and will continue to pursue Applied's suit with respect to the MB2, M2I and Inova PVD systems." Both the Applied and Novellus suits are pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa . Applied Materials, Inc. is a Fortune 500 global growth company and the world's largest supplier of wafer fabrication systems and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "AMAT AMAT Applied Materials (stock symbol) AMAT Average Memory Access Time AMAT Automatic Message Accounting Transmitter AMAT Anti-Materiel (bomb or mine) AMAT Ageing Management Assessment Team ." Applied Materials' website is http://www.AppliedMaterials.com . CONTACT: Applied Materials Inc. Shannon Fryhoff, 408/986-7229 (editorial/media) Carolyn Schwartz, 408/748-5227 (financial community) |
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