DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials
L.L.C. (DA NanoMaterials) remains confident in its legal positions following
the judge's order denying all summary judgment motions in DA NanoMaterials'
patent invalidity/non-infringement lawsuit against Cabot Microelectronics currently
under way in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
The judge in the case denied summary judgment motions from both DA NanoMaterials
and Cabot, including Cabot's claim that DA NanoMaterials infringed Cabot's tungsten
chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) patents. The Court has ordered the parties
to submit pre-trial filings by December 16, 2009.
The denial of Cabot's summary judgment motion, coupled with a recent invalidation
judgment rendered by Korean governmental authorities invalidating Cabot's tungsten
CMP patent in Korea, strengthen DA NanoMaterials' position. DA NanoMaterials
remains committed to its innovative and patented products. The company looks
forward to defending its products in this U.S. lawsuit against Cabot and continuing
to compete in the marketplace worldwide with its superior technology and customer
service.
DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. is a joint venture between DuPont
(Electronic Technologies) and Air Products and does not release its financial
results. It was formed in 2000 and was expanded in April 2004 with the addition
of the DuPont EKC Technology CMP slurry business and Air Products' addition
of the CMP slurry business from the former Ashland Electronic Chemicals Division,
which it acquired in 2003. The company operates a state-of-the art applications
and formulation laboratory at its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona. It manufactures
products in Asia, Europe and North America to serve the global semiconductor
and wafer polishing markets. Additional information on the company can be obtained
from its website -- www.nanoslurry.com.