Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation Of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BOT M8 LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 19-07027 WHA
v.
SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, et ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND al., DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS
Defendants.
16 INTRODUCTION In this patent infringement suit, defendants move to dismiss the amended complaint. For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Patent owner asserts six patents against defendants: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,078,540 (“the ’540 patent”); 8,095,990 (“the ’990 patent”); 7,664,988 (“the ’988 patent”); 8,112,670 (“the ’670 patent”); 7,338,363 (“the ’363 patent”); and 7,497,777 (“the ’777 patent”). The asserted patents are directed toward casino, arcade, and video games generally (Dkt. No. 79 at 2). The ’540, ’990, ’988, and ’670 patents are asserted against the Sony Play Station 4. The ’363 patent is asserted against both the Sony PlayStation 4 and three video…