JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd - Israel v. Quibi Holdings, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
These actions concern a dispute over the ownership and use of technology used to stream interactive video through mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, in different visual orientations simultaneously. Quibi Holdings LLC (“Quibi”) filed the first-filed action on March 9, 2020, see Case No. 2250 (“Quibi ECF”) No. 1, and the operative first amended complaint on May 12, 2020, see Quibi. ECF No. (“Quibi FAC”). Quibi’s first amended complaint requests (1) a declaration of non-infringement of all claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,460,765 (“the °765 patent”) owned by Interlude US, Inc. and its parent company JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd., which together do business under the brand name Eko, as well as (2) a declaration that Quibi has not misappropriated any trade secret from Eko. See Quibi FAC 4§ 34-57. Eko filed a separate action against Quibi on March 10, 2020. See Case No. 2299 (“Eko ECF”) No. 1. On May 27, 2020, Eko filed the operative second amended complaint, which added Quibi executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and Quibi employees Clifton J. Smith,