NextEngine Inc. v. NextEngine, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NextEngine Inc., Case No. 2:19-CV-00249-AB (MAA) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
TRIAL DATE: STIPULATED
NextEngine, Inc., et al., and Mark S. FACTS TRIAL Knighton, 15 Defendants.
17 This matter was submitted to this Court, sitting without a jury, on April 9, 2021. 18 Marc Reich of Reich Radcliffe and Hoover LLP and Peter Moroh of Peter K. 19 Moroh Law Offices represented Plaintiff NextEngine Inc. (“Plaintiff”). Johnny Kim 20 of J. Kim, APLC represented Defendants NextEngine, Inc. and Mark S. Knighton 21 (“Defendants”). 22 Plaintiff has asserted claims for direct, indirect, and contributory patent and 23 trademark infringement, as well as unfair competition. The dispositive issue is the 24 effect of several agreements on ownership of the subject intellectual property. The 25 parties waived jury trial, agreed that the material facts were undisputed, and elected to 26 proceed with a bench trial in order for the Court to determine the…