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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: December 22, 1999
(Date of earliest event reported: December 17, 1999)
Commission File Number: 1-10694
VISX, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 06-1161793
(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
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3400 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051-0703
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 733-2020
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
On December 17, 1999 in the case captioned VISX v. Nidek Co., Ltd (T
195-94) the Canadian federal court ruled that Nidek and other defendants in the
patent infringement action brought by VISX do not infringe the VISX patents
asserted in the case. The court found that the VISX patents asserted in the case
are valid despite the defendants' claims to the contrary. VISX will file an
appeal of the decision regarding infringement.
As VISX has previously disclosed in reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, litigation is inherently uncertain and there can be no
assurance as to the outcome of any case. Additional discussion of factors
affecting the Company's business, including proceedings before the International
Trade Commission and other litigation, is contained in the Company's most recent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including VISX's Annual
Report and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and VISX's Form 10-Q
report for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1999.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VISX, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TIMOTHY MAIER
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Timothy Maier,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 22, 1999
