Court Rejects Applied Materials' Motion to Dismiss Axcelis Claims; Allows Axcelis' Claims Of Tortious Interference And Unfair Competition.Business Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2001 Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support ) today announced that the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts has rejected a motion filed by Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: 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 ) that sought to dismiss three of the four claims brought against it by Axcelis. The Applied motion sought to dismiss claims of tortious interference and unfair competition. Applied's motion did not challenge Axcelis' central claim of 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. . Axcelis said it is pleased with the ruling and that it will continue to press its case in Court. The Court also set a new trial ready date of late October due to scheduling issues. Previously the Court had indicated a trial would commence in mid-August. About Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides innovative, high-productivity manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor industry. Axcelis is dedicated to the design and manufacture of high current, medium current and high energy ion implantation equipment; rapid thermal processing Rapid Thermal Processing (or RTP) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures (up to 1200 C or greater) on a timescale of several seconds or less. systems; and photostabilization and photoresist stripping equipment. Axcelis Technologies has manufacturing facilities in Beverly and Rockville, Maryland, as well as in Toyo, Japan through its joint venture Sumitomo Eaton Nova. For more information, please visit www.axcelis.com. |
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