Asyst Technologies Inc. was awarded $74.7 million in damages after a lengthy patent lawsuit, attorneys connected to the case said this week. Fremont-based Asyst sued the German company Jenoptik AG and affiliated companies in connection with a patent relating to its Smart Traveler technology. A federal jury sitting in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose returned the verdict of $74.7 million for infringement including price erosion damages on an entire market value theory. "This is a terrific outcome for our client Asyst, which has steadfastly asserted the validity of this patent for almost a decade," said Mountain View-based Fenwick & West's Darryl Woo, who has represented Asyst since 1998.

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