Legal Opinion
Advanced Semiconductor Materials America, Inc. v. Applied Materials, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 16, 1996No. C-93-20853 RMWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR BEST MODE VIOLATION
WHYTE, District Judge.
Defendant Applied Materials, Inc.’s (“Applied”) motion for summary judgment on best mode violation was heard on February 9, 1996. The court has read the moving and responding papers and heard the argument of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants defendant’s motion.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 17, 1989, plaintiff Advanced Semiconductor Materials America, Inc. (“ASM”) was issued U.S. Patent No. 4,874,-464 (“the ’464 patent”), which describes a “process for epitaxial deposition of…
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