Camtek v.
Orbotech
A series of patent disputes in the field of Automatic Inspection Systems
Camtek opposed Orbotech patent applications in the field of Automatic Inspection Systems, with each proceeding focusing on a different technological aspect of inspection and image-processing systems.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Patent disputes involving optics, coatings and pixel-processing methods.
In Patent Application 130226, the dispute concerned coating mirrors in printed-circuit-board inspection systems with parylene polymer to protect them from environmental damage.
In Patent Application 142028, the dispute concerned methods for grouping and encoding pixels in order to reduce the amount of information required to represent an image.
Different aspects of Automatic Inspection Systems.
Each proceeding addressed a distinct technological issue within the broader field of automatic inspection systems.
Patent Application 130226 Parylene coating for mirrors in printed-circuit-board inspection systems · Opposition accepted 27 March 2011 for lack of inventive step. Read decision — Application 130226 (PDF) →
Patent Application 142028 Pixel grouping and encoding methods for reducing image-data requirements · Opposition accepted 9 December 2012 for lack of inventive step. Read decision — Application 142028 (PDF) →