Open Text, S.A. v. Box, Inc.

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36 F. Supp. 3d 885·2014 WL 1389065·2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50581
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 9, 2014Case No.: 5:13-CV-04910-EJDCalifornia13,271 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Davila, J.

*889 [Re: Docket No. 64]

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Open Text S.A. (“Open Text”) brings this motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin Box, Inc. (“Box”) from “selling, offering to sell, licensing, offering to license, installing, offering for download, offering for installation, providing, or otherwise making available” any of its products or services containing “Box Edit” or “eolor-ably similar features to customers, potential customers, or entities that have or may have 100 or more users.” See Pl.’s Mot. for Prelim. Inj. (“Pl.’s Mot.”) at 24-25, Docket Item No. 65. This motion is limited to four patents from two patent families. The first family, the “Synchronization Patents,” includes U.S. Patent No. 7,062,515 (“the '515 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 8,117,152 (“the '152 patent”). The second family, the “Groupware Patents,” includes U.S. Patent No. 7,287,055 (“the '055 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,299, -258 (“the '258 patent”).

The Court held a hearing on this motion on January 24, 2014. Having considered the parties’ submissions, argument, and the relevant law, and for the reasons discussed herein, Open Text’s motion to preliminarily…

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