Renesas Electronics America Inc. v. Monterey Research, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA Case No. 24-cv-06223-JSC
INC.,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS, v. STAY, OR TRANSFER 10 MONTEREY RESEARCH, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 22 11 Defendant.
12 In April 2024, Monterey Research LLC (“Monterey”) sued Renesas Electric Corporation (“REL”) and two reseller defendants in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of four patents. Approximately five months later, the wholly-owned subsidiary of REL, Renesas Electronics America, Inc. (“REA”), filed the present action against Monterey seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement as to the same four patents. Pending before the Court is Monterey’s motion to dismiss, stay, or transfer the present case under the first-to-file rule. (Dkt. No. 22.) After careful consideration of the parties’ briefing, the Court concludes oral argument is not necessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the December 12, 2024 hearing, and GRANTS Monterey’s…