CelLink Corp. v. Manaflex LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CELLINK CORP., Case No. 23-cv-04231-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS

MANAFLEX LLC, ROBERT LANE,

v. AND AUGUSTO BARTON’S MOTION

TO DISMISS

MANAFLEX LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 121 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendants Manaflex LLC (“Manaflex”), Robert Lane, Augusto Barton’s (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to dismiss Counts IV and VII-IX of Plaintiff CelLink Corp.’s (“CelLink”) First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Dkt. No. 121 (“Mot.”). The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and takes it under submission. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. I. BACKGROUND On August 18, 2023, CelLink filed suit against Defendant Manaflex, accusing Manaflex of infringing U.S. Patent No. 11,116,070 (the “’070 Patent”) and misappropriating CelLink’s trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act…