Betak

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 GEORGE BETAK, Case No. 19-cv-02516-JSC

7 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’

8 v. MOTIONS TO DISMISS

9 VALERY MIFTAKHOV, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 22, 30 Defendants. 10

11 George Betak sues Electric Motor Werks, Inc. (“EMW”), Enel X North America (“Enel 12 X”) (together, “Corporate Defendants”), and Valery Miftakhov for correction of inventorship of 13 two patents related to Plaintiff’s work on an electric vehicle charging product. (Dkt. No. 1 at 2.)1 14 Before the Court are Corporate Defendants’ and Mr. Miftakhov’s motions to dismiss, (Dkt. Nos. 15 22 & 30), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).2 After careful consideration of the 16 parties’ briefing and having had the benefit of oral argument on October 30, 2019, the Court 17 DENIES Defendants’ motions. 18 BACKGROUND 19 I. The Parties 20 A. Plaintiff 21 Plaintiff is an “electrical engineer, software engineer, and computer scientist.” (Dkt. No. 1 22 at ¶…