Molon Motor and Coil Corp. v. Nidec Motor Corporation, No. 19-1071 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2020)

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Molon Motor and Coil Corporation (“Molon”) appeals from the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the North- ern District of Illinois in favor of Nidec Motor Corporation (“Nidec”) on Molon’s claim for infringement of U.S. Patent 6,465,915 (“the ’915 patent”) . The district court granted summary judgment that Molon is barred from enforcing the ’915 patent against Nidec pursuant to a covenant not to sue that Molon granted in 2006 (“the 2006 Covenant”).