Access Optical Networks, Inc. v. Seagate Technology LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ACCESS OPTICAL NETWORKS, INC., Case No. 24-cv-03745-EKL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS IN PART

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 26 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Access Optical Networks, Inc. (“AON”) alleges that Defendant Seagate Technology LLC (“Seagate”) misappropriated its trade secrets and breached the parties’ non- disclosure agreements. Seagate moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 26 (“Motion”). The Court carefully reviewed the briefs and heard argument on January 15, 2025. For the following reasons, the Motion is GRANTED IN PART with leave to amend and DENIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND1 “AON is a data storage company that develops optical data storage products and network access equipment.” First Am. Compl. ¶ 11, ECF No. 22 (“Compl.”). AON has “dedicated over two decades, thousands of employee hours and millions of dollars in research and development to overcome the…