KYOTO, Japan, March 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") (NYSE:NJ) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against LG Innotek Co., Ltd. ("LGIT") and its subsidiaries for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,242,830, which relates to Nidec's bearing technology used for spindle motors in CD and/or DVD drives.
Nidec respects intellectual property rights of others and expects others to do likewise.
The suit requests an injunction precluding LGIT from selling, distributing or importing infringing spindle motors into the United States. The suit also seeks compensatory damages for LGIT's infringement.
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