ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. EMTRAK, INC.

Nos. 04-1048, 04-1064.

402 F.3d 1188 (2005)

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMTRAK, INC., Jenoptik AG, Jenoptik Infab, Inc., and Meissner + Wurst GmbH, Defendants-Cross Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl M. Woo, Fenwick & West LLP, of Mountain View, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Daniel Johnson, Jr., Sean P. DeBruine, and Jonathan H. Takei.

Richard L. Stanley, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, of Houston, Texas, argued for defendants-cross appellants. With him on the brief were Daniel T. Shvodian and James F. Valentine, of Menlo Park, California.

Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Asyst Technologies, Inc., filed this action against Jenoptik AG and other parties (collectively, "Jenoptik") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Asyst charged Jenoptik with infringing Asyst's U.S. Patent Nos. 4,974,166 ("the '166 patent") and 5,097,421 ("the '421 patent"). Asyst asserted independent claims 1 and 2 of the '421 patent, as well as dependent claims 11-14.

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