Quicklogic Corporation v. Konda Technologies, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION, Case No. 21-cv-04657-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEYS'

FEES

v.

KONDA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Re: ECF No. 202 Defendants.

On July 12, 2024, the Court granted in part Plaintiff QuickLogic Corporation’s (“QuickLogic”) motion for attorneys’ fees, finding an award of fees to be appropriate under 35 U.S.C. § 285. ECF No. 201 (“Fee Order”). The Court based this finding on the litigation conduct of Defendants Konda Technologies, Inc. (“Konda Tech”) and Venkat Konda (“Dr. Konda”) (collectively, “Defendants”), particularly in filing patent infringement claims without conducting a pre-filing investigation, filing a motion to disqualify based on inconsistent representations, and needlessly prolonging the case during Konda Tech’s search for counsel. See id. at 15–16. In the Fee Order, the Court deferred ruling on the reasonableness of the amount of requested fees until …