MasterObjects, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 MASTEROBJECTS, INC., 11 Plaintiff, No. C 20-08103 WHA 12 v. 13 AMAZON.COM, INC, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISQUALIFY 14 Defendant. 15 16 INTRODUCTION 17 In this patent-infringement action, patent owner seeks to disqualify alleged infringer’s 18 counsel of record because in-house counsel worked at the firm that prosecuted the parent 19 patent of the patents-in-suit. For the reasons that follow, the motion is DENIED. 20 STATEMENT 21 Previous orders described our facts (Dkt. Nos. 159, 206). In brief, patent owner 22…