Sept. 19, 2003 — Veeco Instruments Inc., a Woodbury, N.Y., provider of metrology products and process equipment tools, filed a lawsuit against Asylum Research Inc. of Santa Barbara, Calif., according to a Veeco news release.
The lawsuit alleges that Asylum’s MFP-3D atomic force microscope infringes on five patents owned by Veeco, in addition to other claims.
Asylum issued a statement denying that any Veeco patents are infringed in the manufacture of the MFP-3D and adding that the company would vigorously defend itself.