Counterclaims Tossed In California Patent Row Over Chipmaking Robots

(June 18, 2024, 3:02 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An automation company accused of infringing five reissue patents for chipmaking robots saw its counterclaim for inequitable conduct dismissed, with a federal judge in California rejecting arguments that during patent prosecution an industry standard was purposely withheld from the examiner when the same standard is identified in the specification of the parent patent....