Portland, Ore.-based microelectronic laser system supplier Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) has reported that the Kaohsiung District Court of Taiwan has issued a preliminary injunction order against All Ring Technological Company Limited.
The order prohibits All Ring from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale or using its capacitor tester model RK-T6600, or importing the tool, until final judgment is entered in the formal patent infringement action that ESI has filed against it.
ESI's suit alleges that All Ring's RK-T6600 infringes ESI's Taiwan patent number NI-207469, which corresponds to ESI's U.S. patent number 5,842,579.
A technical assessment report prepared by the Yen Tjing Ling Industrial Research Institute of the National Taiwan University concluded that the RK-T6600 infringes ESI's Taiwan patent, used in ESI's model 3340 Multifunction MLCC tester.
"Over the years, ESI has made significant investments in research and development, and these investments have enabled the company to provide innovative system solutions to our customers," explained ESI president and CEO Nicholas Konidaris, in a statement.
"ESI intends to vigorously pursue its patent infringement claims against All Ring. We plan to take advantage of every means available to protect our intellectual property rights in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region," he added.
