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Novellus Systems Has Won An Appeal Court Decision Upholding Its Position In
Novellus Systems has won an appeal court decision upholding its position in
a lawsuit filed by Semitool on August 10, 1998, alleging patent
infringement. Semitool claimed that Novellus' SABRE and SABRE xT copper
deposition systems infringed its US patent Nos.5,222,310 and 5,337,708. The
appeal court upheld a 2000 ruling that Novellus Systems had not violated the
Semitool patents (Bulletin 329, April 3, 2000).
Novellus Systems has won an appeal court decision upholding its position in
a lawsuit filed by Semitool on August 10, 1998, alleging patent
infringement. Semitool claimed that Novellus' SABRE and SABRE xT copper
deposition systems infringed its US patent Nos.5,222,310 and 5,337,708. The
appeal court upheld a 2000 ruling that Novellus Systems had not violated the
Semitool patents (Bulletin 329, April 3, 2000).
a lawsuit filed by Semitool on August 10, 1998, alleging patent
infringement. Semitool claimed that Novellus' SABRE and SABRE xT copper
deposition systems infringed its US patent Nos.5,222,310 and 5,337,708. The
appeal court upheld a 2000 ruling that Novellus Systems had not violated the
Semitool patents (Bulletin 329, April 3, 2000).