ICOS Vision Systems Corp. v. Scanner Technologies Corp.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

CHIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed declaratory judgment complaints against defendant requesting that this Court find that several of defendant’s patents are invalid and have not been infringed by plaintiffs. Defendant moves to dismiss these complaints for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, I hold that this Court has jurisdiction to consider plaintiffs’ claims.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs ICOS Vision Systems Corporation, N.V., and ICOS Vision Systems Inc. (together, “ICOS”) are subsidiaries of KLA-Tencor Corporation that manufacture and sell…