MD Helicopters v. Aerometals, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MD HELICOPTERS, INC., No. 2:16-cv-02249-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER AEROMETALS, INC., Defendant. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff MD Helicopters, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint. (ECF No. 102.) Defendant Aerometals, Inc. (“Defendant”) has filed an opposition (ECF No. 105), and Plaintiff has filed a reply (ECF No. 109). For the reasons set forth herein, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. (ECF No. 102.) /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a helicopter manufacturer seeking damages and injunctive relief based on Defendant’s alleged copyright infringement of certain helicopter parts. One of Plaintiff’s most successful product lines is a family of helicopters based on the single engine MD 500 model, which includes civilian and military helicopters. (ECF No. 1 at ¶ 9.) The civilian line is called the “MD 500…