Nidec Motor Corporation v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., Ltd., et al.

Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in holding that, for the purposes of an obviousness determination under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), a reference “teaches away” from a proposed combination only if it expressly “criticize[s], discredit[s], or otherwise discourage[s]” the proposed combination.

Whether inter partes review—an adversarial process used by the Patent and Trademark Office to analyze the validity of existing patents—violates the Constitution by extinguishing private party rights through a non-Article III forum without a jury. PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING All parties to the proceeding are identified in the caption except the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, who intervened at the Federal Circuit to address a question not at issue in this petition. RULE 29.6 STATEMENT Nidec Motor Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nidec Americas Holding Corporation. Nidec Corporation owns 10% or more of the stock of Nidec Americas Holding Corporation.