Cutera, Inc. v. Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Cutera, Inc., No. 2:20-CV-00235-KJM-DB Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc., and Does 1-20, 1S Defendants. 16 In this trade secrets case, plaintiff Cutera, Inc. moves to file a second amended complaint with new trademark infringement claims against defendant Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc. (Lutronic), 19 and claims against a new defendant: Lutronic’s foreign based parent company, Lutronic Corporation. Mot. to Amend (MTA), ECF No. 63. Lutronic does not oppose Cutera’s motion to add claims. Opp’n, at 2, ECF No. 64.' Lutronic does oppose Cutera’s motion to add Lutronic Corporation as a defendant. /d. The court heard arguments on the motions on March 25, 2022, with Ulrico Rosales and Nedim Novakovic appearing for Cutera and James Odlum appearing for Lutronic. ECF No. 69. For the reasons below, the court grants Cutera’s request in part: it may add the…