Nikon in legal tussle with ASML and Carl Zeiss over alleged patent infringements

On Monday this week Nikon initiated legal action against the Dutch company ASML Holding NV, which is one of the market leaders in the field of semiconductor lithography machines. Germany's Carl Zeiss AG is ASML's optical supplier. Nikon said both companies were using itslithography technology without permission and that it was seeking damages and to prevent ASML and Zeiss from selling the technology. Nikon and ASML have contested IP rights for more than fifteen years, as ASML has come to dominat...