Tele Atlas N v. v. NAVTEQ Corp.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

[Re Docket No. 24]

Plaintiffs Tele Atlas N.V. and Tele Atlas North America (“Tele Atlas”) have sued defendant NAVTEQ Corporation (“NAV-TEQ”) for (1) violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-2 , (2) violation of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 14 , (3) violation of California Business and Professions Code §§ 16720, 16726, 16727, and 17200, (4) intentional interference with contractual relations, and (5) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. NAVTEQ moves to dismiss Tele Atlas’ first amended complaint (“FAC”). The court has read the moving and responding papers and considered the arguments of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants in part and denies in part NAVTEQ’s motion.

I. BACKGROUND

Tele Atlas and NAVTEQ license digital map data to makers of navigation devices. FAC ¶ 1. According to Tele Atlas, Etak, Inc. (“Etak”) introduced the first consumer navigation system in 1985. Id. at ¶ 29. Etak and NAVTEQ were competitors for about ten years. Id. at ¶ 30. In 1996, Sony Corporation of America (“Sony”) bought Etak. Id. at ¶ 31. Tele Atlas contends that Sony…