Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_98-cv-20451/USCOURTS-cand-5_98-cv-20451-24/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Damage

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited. 1

Case No. C 98-20451 JF (EAI)

JUDGMENT

(JFLC3)

**E-filed 08/03/07**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

EMPAK, INC., et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 98-20451 JF (EAI)

JUDGMENT1

Defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law that claims 2 and 11-14 of United

States Patent Number 5,097,421 (“the ‘421 patent”) are invalid due to obviousness having been

granted, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, DECREED, AND ADJUDGED that the said claims are

hereby declared invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of

Defendants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 3, 2007

__________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

Case 5:98-cv-20451-JF Document 1114 Filed 08/03/07 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Case No. C 98-20451 JF (EAI)

JUDGMENT

(JFLC3)

Copies of this Order have been served upon the following persons:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Darryl M. Woo

Fenwick & West LLP

Silicon Valley Center

801 California Street

Mountain View, CA 94041-2008

Fax: (650) 938-5200

Counsel for Defendants:

Daniel T. Shvodian

James F. Valentine

David L. Bilsker

Howrey LLP

301 Ravenswood Avenue

Menlo Park, CA 94025-3434

Case 5:98-cv-20451-JF Document 1114 Filed 08/03/07 Page 2 of 2