Case Summary:

In the case of Oldnar Corp v. Sanyo North America Corp (Docket No. 25-1336), argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on February 17, 2026, the relevant facts are as follows:

The litigation involves a long-standing intellectual property and contract dispute between Oldnar Corp (formerly known as Nartron Corporation) and Sanyo North America Corporation (along with its successor, Panasonic) concerning capacitive touchscreen technology developed for vehicle dashboards.

The factual background dates back to 2008 when Sanyo approached Nartron to assist in developing a "Smart Touch" prototype to win a major supplier contract with General Motors (GM) for the Cadillac U ...