December 18, 2018
A California federal jury has found that Nikon Corp. did not infringe camera sensor patents jointly owned by lens maker Carl Zeiss and semiconductor maker ASML, allowing the Japanese camera giant to dodge damages of up to nearly $24 million.
December 12, 2018
Nikon Corp. told a California federal jury during closing arguments Wednesday that lens maker Carl Zeiss and semiconductor maker ASML "overreached and exaggerated" allegations it infringed camera sensor patents and caused $23.9 million in damages, stressing that even one missing claim element means there is no infringement.
December 06, 2018
An expert witness for lens maker Carl Zeiss and semiconductor maker ASML told a California federal jury Thursday that image sensors used by Japanese camera giant Nikon Corp. infringe the companies' patents, explaining that operating certain Nikon cameras causes infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.