Legal Opinion

Automated Pet Care Products, LLC v. PurLife Brands, Inc. d/b/a Smarty Pear, a Delaware corporation

District Court, N.D. California

Decided April 21, 2023No. 5:22-cv-04261Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, Case No. 22-cv-04261-VC LLC, Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS IN PART v. Re: Dkt. No. 29 PURLIFE BRANDS, INC. D/B/A SMARTY PEAR, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. Automated Pet Care Products, LLC (doing business as Whisker) and PurLife Brands, Inc. (doing business as Smarty Pear) are competitors in the market for automated, self-cleaning litter boxes. Whisker is the pioneer of this technology while Smarty Pear is the newcomer. Whisker has sued Smarty Pear for patent infringement,…

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