Nichia Corporation v. Everlight Americas, Inc., No. 16-1585 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 28, 2017)

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Nichia Corporation sued Everlight Electronics Co., LTD., Everlight Am ericas, INC., and Zenaro Lighting, Inc. (collectively, “Everlight”) for infringement of thre e of its patents . Following a bench trial, the district court found Everlight infringed all three patents and had not proved them invalid. The court denied , however, Nichia’s request for a permanent injunction against Everlight . Nichia appeals the district court’s refusal to enter an injunction against Everlight.