Nikon files complaint in US

Oct. 21, 2002 – Belmont, CA – Nikon Corp. and Nikon Precision Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary located in Belmont, have filed a patent infringement action against ASML Netherlands BV, a Dutch corporation and ASM Lithography Inc., a US company in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, asserting infringement of eight Nikon patents relating to primary structures in stepper and scanner machines.

Nikon Corporation and Nikon Precision Inc. are seeking an injunction and money damages.

Nikon and Nikon Precision have already filed complaints against ASML in the US International Trade Commission and in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in December last year. To date, complaints have been filed by Nikon in Tokyo District Court and in Seoul District Court.

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