Semicaps PTE Ltd v. Hamamatsu Corporation

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SEMICAPS PTE LTD, Case No. 17-cv-03440-DMR

8 Plaintiff,

AMENDED ORDER DENYING

9 v. DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

10 HAMAMATSU CORPORATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 49 11 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff SEMICAPS Pte Ltd. (“SEMICAPS”) filed this patent case against Defendants 13 Hamamatsu Corporation, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., and Photonics Management Corp. 14 (collectively, Defendants or “Hamamatsu”), alleging that Hamamatsu infringes the claims of U.S. 15 Patent No. 7,623,982 (the “‘982 patent”), which relates to testing of electronic circuits using a 16 laser. Hamamatsu moves to dismiss the complaint, arguing that the asserted claims are invalid 17 because they claim patent-ineligible subject matter. [Docket No. 49.] The court held a hearing on 18 July 11, 2019. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.1 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 A. The ‘982 Patent 21 SEMICAPS is the owner by assignment of the ‘982 patent titled, “Method of Testing an…