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Atomic Layer Battle Nearly Settled

ASM International (ASMI) has reached a settlement agreement with Genus concerning patent litigation pending between them. Under the terms of the agreement, ASM has the right to immediately appeal the US District Court’s claim construction rulings on ASM’s US patents Nos.6,015,590 and 5,916,365 relating to atomic layer deposition (ALD).
ASM International (ASMI) has reached a settlement agreement with Genus concerning patent litigation pending between them. Under the terms of the agreement, ASM has the right to immediately appeal the US District Court's claim construction rulings on ASM's US patents Nos.6,015,590 and 5,916,365 relating to atomic layer deposition (ALD). Genus will pay $1mn to ASM if the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacates either of the lower court's rulings related to the ALD patents based on a change in the claim construction. No fee will be paid if both rulings of non-infringement are confirmed.


ASM and Genus have also granted each other full licenses to each of the patents involved in the litigation, including ASM's ALD patents and ASM's US patent No.4,798,165 ("showerhead patent") and Genus' US patent No.5,294,568 entitled "Method of Selective Etching Native Oxide". Genus and ASM have also agreed not to sue each other for patent infringement or antitrust violations for the next five years.
Arthur del Prado, CEO of ASM International, says: "We began this litigation to protect our intellectual property in atomic layer deposition and we have now reached the point where we need to move on to a higher court. This settlement involves the non-exclusive, non-transferable licensing to Genus of the patents in dispute and will allow ASM to appeal the claims construction rulings, which we feel to be unduly interpreted. We feel confident that the Court of Appeals will establish the value of our pioneering ALD patents."


Bill Elder, Genus' CEO, reports: "I am pleased that we were able to reach this resolution of our dispute with ASM. The agreement gives Genus royalty-free licenses to what ASM's CEO has described as its 'pioneering ALD patents,' and validates our previous statements about the strength of our litigation position."
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