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April 15, 2005
Jackass Kicked in Texas
Kermit Aguayo and Khanh Tran are having a bad day. Their patent, 5,283,943, claiming automated surface mount placement of components on printed circuit boards, got shot down by a jury in South Texas. Every stinking claim invalid.
For those of you holding a patent grant and dreaming of El Dorado, before sallying forth for an enforcement action, hire a professional prior art searcher first to suss out whether the patent color is gold or brown (and reeking).
Posted by Patent Hawk at April 15, 2005 12:51 PM | Litigation