Emergy, Inc. v. Better Meat Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Emergy Inc., No. 2:21-cv-02417-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. The Better Meat Co., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Emergy Inc. and The Better Meat Co. have both filed lawsuits in this court concerning 18 their respective intellectual property rights in a mycelium-based meat substitute. On December 17, 2021, Better Meat filed a complaint against Emergy and an Emergy investor. See generally Compl., ECF No. 1, Case No. 2:21-cv-02338-KJM-CKD. Ten days later, and seven days after 21 being served with Better Meat’s complaint,' Emergy filed this lawsuit against Better Meat and a former employee. See generally Compl., ECF No. 1, Case No. 2:21-cv-02417-KJM-CKD. Emergy alleges Better Meat stole its technique for generating a mycelium-based meat substitute. Better Meat alleges Emergy’s claims are a baseless attempt to sabotage a competitor. Although many motions are pending in…