Mattson Technology, Inc. v. Applied Materials, Inc.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Case No. 23-cv-06071-SVK 8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 9 v. DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND STRIKE WITH 10 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., et al., LEAVE TO AMEND 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 56, 59, 87 12 The Parties recite a familiar refrain in the world of trade secrets: a company hires away 13 employees from a competitor, and those employees allegedly use the secret knowledge they 14 obtained from their former employer to the benefit of their new employer. As alleged here, 15…