Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc.

1 2 O JS-6 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IRONHAWK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ) Case No. CV 18-01481 DDP (JEMx) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION ) FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DROPBOX, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) [Dkt 91] ) 16 Presently before the court is Defendant Dropbox, Inc. (“Dropbox”)’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Having considered the submissions of the parties and heard oral argument, the court grants the motion and adopts the following Order. I. Background Plaintiff Ironhawk Technologies, Inc., (“Ironhawk”) developed software that uses compression and replication to transfer data efficiently in “bandwidth-challenged environments.” (Declaration of David Gomes in Support of Opposition, ¶¶ 2-3.) Since 2004, Ironhawk has marketed this software under the name “SmartSync.” (Id. ¶ 5.) Ironhawk obtained a trademark registration for SmartSync in 2007. (Id. ¶ 7.) Dropbox…