Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ENTANGLED MEDIA, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-03264-PCP

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

9 v. MOTION TO MODIFY THE

SCHEDULING ORDER AND MOTION

10 DROPBOX INC., FOR LEAVE TO FILE ITS AMENDED

ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES,

11 Defendant. AND COUNTERCLAIMS

12 Re: Dkt. No. 152

13 14 Defendant Dropbox, Inc. has moved for leave to amend its answer to add affirmative 15 defenses and counterclaims against plaintiff Entangled Media, LLC based on (i) invalidity under 16 35 U.S.C. § 102(f) due to improper inventorship; and (ii) inequitable conduct and violation of 37 17 C.F.R. § 1.56 for intentional nonjoinder of an inventor. The Court granted Dropbox’s motion from 18 bench and provides its reasoning herein. 19 BACKGROUND 20 On December 15, 2022, Entangled Media filed suit against Dropbox alleging infringement 21 of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,296,338 and 8,484,260 (“the Asserted…