- 15 March 2005 -

Competitive motivation or IP rights in '689?

Nanometrics Inc has received notice of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd alleging infringement of US Patent No 6,752,689.

Nanometrics believes that Nova’s lawsuit is primarily motivated by competitive concerns than a desire to protect its IP. In addition, Nanometrics believes that it has superior technologies and has protected those with appropriate intellectual property rights.

Nanometrics firmly believes that its products do not infringe any valid claim of the ‘689 patent and will aggressively pursue its defense to this infringement action. Further, Nanometrics will review its own intellectual property portfolio to determine if Nova is violating or infringing any of Nanometrics’ IP.

Nanometrics intends to aggressively defend and protect its IP rights. “We will defend ourselves from these claims and remain vigilant in protecting our own technology rights,” stated CEO John Heaton.