INNEAPOLIS–July 26, 2005–Scanner Technologies today announced that it has received a summons and complaint from ICOS Vision Systems Corp N.V. and ICOS Vision Systems, Inc. with respect to a lawsuit venued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
ICOS seeks a declaratory judgment with respect to certain patents held by Scanner finding that ICOS does not infringe such patents and that such patents are invalid. Furthermore, ICOS seeks a declaratory judgment finding that U.S. companies that purchase electronic components such as Ball Grid Array (BGA) devices inspected on ICOS systems in foreign countries are not liable as infringers of such patents and injunctive relief enjoining Scanner from threatening such purchasers with claims of infringement. Finally, ICOS seeks damages of unspecified amounts as well as costs, expenses and attorney’s fees.
This new lawsuit is related to a lawsuit initiated by Scanner in July, 2000, against ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for infringement of two patents licensed to Scanner (U. S. Patent No. 6,064,756 and U. S. Patent No. 6,064,757). The patents relate to three-dimensional ball array inspection apparatus and method, respectively.
Elwin Beaty, President and CEO of Scanner Technologies, stated, “We believe this recent lawsuit from ICOS is without merit and we intend to vigorously defend Scanner and our intellectual property rights.”
About Scanner Technologies Corporation:
Scanner is a New Mexico corporation that invents, develops and markets vision inspection products that are used in the semiconductor industry for the inspection of integrated circuits. Scanner’s headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company has a manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, and sells its products through direct sales offices in San Jose, California, Singapore and in key geographical markets, through sales representatives and distributors throughout the world. Scanner’s stock is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “SCNI.” For more information please visit www.scannertech.com.
