Gudeng Precision Industrial is dealing with a advantageous after the Taiwan IP courtroom discovered that its merchandise violated Entegris’ reticle pod patent.
Entegris disclosed not too long ago it has obtained an oral judgment from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court discovering that Gudeng infringes Entegris’ Taiwan Patent No. I-317967. The judgement towards Gudeng awarded Entegris NT$978,869,835 (US$32.6 million) in damages.
The judgment additionally contains an order that Gudeng circuitously or not directly manufacture, provide on the market, promote, use, or import the infringing Reticle SMIF Pod and different merchandise that can infringe Entegris’ rights of ROC Invention Patent No. I 317967 entitled “Reticle Carrier Including Reticle, Positioning and Location Means.” Additionally, the decide instructed that Gudeng recall and destroy infringing reticle pods, Entegris indicated.
In its assertion, Entegris additionally claimed that its EUV 1010 reticle pod represents a major breakthrough in bettering masks defectivity. The EUV 1010 was the primary to be certified by ASML to be used within the NXE:3400B and past, Entegris mentioned.
In response, Gudeng mentioned the corporate will enchantment the ruling, through which the Taiwan-based firm believes there are some points to be clarified. Before a last ruling is handed down, Gudeng mentioned it’ll proceed producing and delivery its merchandise and finds it pointless to recall or destroy any of them.
In addition, Gudeng introduced plans to repurchase three million shares, or 4.25% of the corporate’s excellent shares, at between NT$25 and NT$35 per unit from March 26 to May 25. The TWSE-listed firm noticed its share value fall the 10% every day restrict shortly after the inventory change opened.
