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Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 March 2002
US judge rules OK
US District Court Judge Robert M Takasugi has dismissed a lawsuit filed by American Hakko Products against OK International's soldering instruments division, Metcal.
US District Court Judge Robert M Takasugi has dismissed a lawsuit filed by American Hakko Products against OK International's soldering instruments division, Metcal In a suit filed last October, American Hakko sought a declaratory judgment in support of the recent introduction of the FM 202 soldering system, in the hope that the court would forestall a potential claim by OK International and its Metcal division that the FM 202 product infringes US Patent No 4,839,501
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Metcal moved the court to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction.
Judge Takasugi granted Metcal's motion, dismissing the case.
Michael Gouldsmith, president of OK International stated that a great deal of American Hakko's statements in its complaint to the court appeared to be based on hearsay and speculation, and that it was not in OK International's interest to get involved in this kind of conduct.
Asked whether OK International would pursue litigation against people it thought were violating its intellectual property rights, Gouldsmith answered: "yes".
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