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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
NIKKO MATERIALS USA, INC. d/b/a
GOULD ELECTRONICS, INC., an
Arizona Corporation,
Plaintiffs,
v.
R.E. SERVICE CO., INC., a California
corporation,
Defendant.
/
No. C 03-2549 SBA
ORDER
[Docket No. 539]
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Nikko Materials USA, Inc.'s ("Plaintiff" or
"NIKKO") Motion to Correct the Judgment Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(a) or, in the Alternative, to
Amend the Judgment Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) ("Plaintiff's Motion to Correct Judgment")
[Docket No. 539]. Having read and considered the arguments presented by the parties in the papers
submitted to the Court, the Court finds this matter appropriate for resolution without a hearing. The
Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Correct Judgment [Docket No. 539].
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Johnson & Johnston Associates, Inc. (now Nikko Materials USA, Inc. d/b/a Gould
Electronics, Inc.) (hereinafter "Plaintiff") is a corporation that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells
products for use in the printed circuit board industry. Plaintiff has obtained numerous patents in the
Case 4:03-cv-02549-SBA Document 558 Filed 03/16/2006 Page 1 of 8
Johnson & Johnston Associates, Inc. v. R.E. Service Co., Inc.
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1 The '050 Patent is parent to the '596 Patent.
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United States and abroad relating to the manufacture and design of printed circuit boards.
Plaintiff and Defendant R.E. Service Co., Inc. ("RES") have engaged in protracted litigation over
three patent infringement actions. The first action between the parties commenced on October 6, 1992,
when RES sued Plain