Cangrade, Inc. v. Synopsys, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CANGRADE, INC., Case No. 25-cv-01381-NW
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS OR STRIKE
SYNOPSYS, INC., Re: ECF No. 68 Defendant.
12 On September 5, 2025, Defendant Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”) filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Cangrade, Inc.’s (“Cangrade”) second amended complaint. ECF No. 68. Having considered the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes oral argument is not required, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Synopsys’s motion for the reasons set forth below. I. BACKGROUND This Order assumes the reader is familiar with the alleged facts as set forth in the Court’s August 1, 2025 Order granting in part and denying in part Synopsys’s motion to dismiss the first amended complaint and does not repeat them here. ECF No. 54. Cangrade filed its original complaint against Synopsys on February 10, 2025,…