Asylum Research Strongly Denies Patent Infringement.Business Editors SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2003 In response to a press release issued by Veeco Instruments contending 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. , Asylum Research strongly denies any infringement of Veeco patents in the manufacture of its MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscope atomic force microscope (AFM), device that uses a spring-mounted probe to image individual atoms on the surface of a material. Unlike the scanning tunneling microscope, which is also a scanning probe microscope, the AFM can be used on materials that do not conduct . "It is currently hard to comment specifically on this announcement since we have not been officially notified of this lawsuit. We just only found out about it today from calls from the media," said Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an Emmy Award-winning American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman, he served as , Asylum Research Chief Counsel. "Nonetheless, we feel that any patent infringement lawsuit is completely without merit. We plan to vigorously defend ourselves. "Our concern is mainly for our customers. This is just another step in Veeco's continuing march to monopolize mo·nop·o·lize tr.v. mo·nop·o·lized, mo·nop·o·liz·ing, mo·nop·o·liz·es 1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of. 2. To dominate by excluding others: monopolized the conversation. the AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) A device used to image materials at the atomic level. AFMs are used to solve processing and materials problems in electronics, telecom, biology and other high-tech industries. marketplace. It began with Veeco's purchase of Digital Instruments, followed by the acquisition of IBM's AFM assets, and then the acquisition of ThermoMicroscopes, a division of Thermo Electron. We believe Veeco is now in the position of having about two-thirds of the worldwide AFM/SPM market, and 90% of the US market." Asylum Research manufactures advanced scientific instrumentation, including AFMs and SPMs, for nanoscale science and technology. (An Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is one of the premier instruments used for advanced nanotechnology research and development.) For additional information, please contact Terry Mehr, Director of Marketing, Asylum Research, 341 Bollay, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, 805-685-7077, terry@AsylumResearch.com. |
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