McRo, Inc. v. Namco Bandai Games America, Inc.

DEFENDANT NAUGHTY DOG, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (filed 06/10/13; Dkt. No. 105)

Court hears oral argument. The Tentative circulated and attached hereto, is adopted as the Court’s final ruling. Defendants’ motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Defendant Naughty Dog, Inc.’s response to the amended complaint will be due 21 days from the date of this order.

McRO, Inc., d.b.a. Planet Blue v. Naushtv Dog. Inc., Case No. CV-12-10335-GW (FFMx) consolidated with McRO, Inc., d.b.a. Planet Blue v. Namco Bandai Games America, Inc., CV 12-10322-GW (FFMx) (LEAD CASE)

Tentative Ruling on Defendant Naughty Dog’s Motions to Dismiss Amended Complaint Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)

I. Background

On December 4, 2012, Plaintiff McRO, Inc., d.b.a. Planet Blue (“Plaintiff’ or “Planet Blue”) filed separate Complaints in this district against sixteen videogame companies (collectively, “Defendants”). See, e.g., McRO, Inc., d.b.a. Planet Blue v. Namco Bandai Games America, Inc., No. CV 12-10332-GW (FFMx), Docket No. 1. The Complaints alleged that Defendants directly or indirectly infringed Plaintiffs patents for automatically animating the lip…