Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. v. Accelight Technologies, Inc.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., Case No. 24-cv-09041-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT ACCELIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'S 9 v. MOTION TO DISMISS

10 ACCELIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 24 11 Defendant.

12 13 Pending before the Court is Defendant Accelight Technologies, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) 14 motion to dismiss Plaintiff Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff’) first amended complaint 15 (“FAC”). Dkt. No. 24 (“Mot.”). The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without 16 oral argument and takes it under submission. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the 17 Court DENIES Defendant’s motion. 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 Plaintiff filed this case on December 13, 2024. Dkt. No. 1. Defendant moved to dismiss 20 Plaintiff’s complaint on February 6, 2025, and Plaintiff subsequently filed its FAC on February 21 19, 2025. Dkt. No. 21 (“FAC”). The FAC accuses Defendant of infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 22 9,523,826 (the…