Legal Opinion
Trs. of Bos. Univ. v. Everlight Elecs. Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 18, 2019No. Consolidated Civil Action No. 12-11935-PBS; Civil Action No. 12-12326-PBS; Civil Action No. 12-12330-PBSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaris, C.J.
*125INTRODUCTION
This is a long-running, acrimonious patent infringement case which is now back before the Court for final disposition following an appeal to the Federal Circuit.1 Plaintiff, the Trustees of Boston University, is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,686,738 (the "'738 patent"). The '738 patent relates to the preparation of monocrystalline gallium nitride films via molecular beam epitaxy, which, in short, is a process used in creating semiconductors for LED lights. Defendants are Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and Everlight Americas, Inc. (together, "Everlight"); Epistar Corp.…
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