Federal Circuit -- AUGUST TECH CORP v. CAMTEK LTD

AUGUST TECH CORP v. CAMTEK LTD

   Patent infringement finding vacated, as trial court incorrectly construed term "wafer."

   In circuit printing, this can refer to multiple wafers.  Deft preserved the argument by advancing a claim construction that could encompass multiple wafers.

   Trial court correctly handled second claim, which TMB isn't even going to try to summarize.

   Substantial evidence for nonobviousness finding.

   When the on-sale date is questioned, the relevant threshold event is not the time it becomes patentable, but when it is conceived.

   [Really, folks - don't rely on any of these summaries, but especially don't rely on the patent and tax stuff.]