IN RE: CHROMACODE LITIGATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 CHROMACODE, INC., et al., Case No. 23-cv-04823-EKL (VKD)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING

v. CHROMACODE’S MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO AMEND INVALIDITY

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., CONTENTIONS Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.

13 In connection with its invalidity defenses against patents asserted by defendant and counter-plaintiff Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (“Bio-Rad”), plaintiff and counter-defendant ChromaCode, Inc. (“ChromaCode”) seeks leave to amend its invalidity contentions to add contentions identifying three claim terms as indefinite. Dkt. No. 68; see Dkt. No. 40 at 6. Bio- Rad opposes the motion. Dkt. No. 74. The Court held a hearing on the motion on September 17, 2024. Dkt. No. 81. For the reasons explained below, the Court grants ChromaCode’s motion for leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND In its counterclaim in this patent infringement action, Bio-Rad asserts infringement…