Legal Opinion
Sionyx, LLC v. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15-13488-FDSPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. Background
A. Factual Background
The following facts appear to be undisputed.
1. The Parties
SiOnyx, LLC was founded in 2006 by Eric Mazur, a physics professor at Harvard University, and James Carey, his former doctoral student. (ECF 337-40 at 7:5-6, 8:3-9:7). Their goal was to commercialize laser-textured black silicon photodetectors, which had been the topic of Carey's Ph.D. dissertation and postdoctoral work in Mazur's laboratory. (ECF 337-40 at 9:15-11:11). Stephen Saylor joined SiOnyx in the fall of 2006 as President and CEO. (ECF 337-40 at 9:8-14).1 SiOnyx owns U.S. Patent No. 8,680,591,…
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