Legal Opinion

Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided December 23, 2014No. C-14-3348 EMC, CONSOLIDATED CASES C-14-3349 EMC, C-14-3350 EMC, C-14-3351 EMC; Docket Nos. 115, 116PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS

EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge

Plaintiff Capella Photonics filed suit against Cisco Systems, Fujitsu Network Communications (collectively “Defendants”), and two other parties alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. RE42,368 (the '368 patent) and RE 42,678 (the '678 patent). See, e.g., Docket No. 30 (First Amended Complaint Against Cisco). Both Cisco and Fujitsu answered Capella’s complaint, and both assert inequitable conduct as an affirmative defense. Docket No. 108 (Cisco’s…

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