Lenovo (United States) Inc. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., KG
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-01389-EJD (VKD)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE
v. IPCOM’S INTERROGATORY TO
LENOVO
IPCOM GMBH & CO., KG, Re: Dkt. No. 74 Defendant.
Plaintiffs Lenovo (United States) Inc. and Motorola Mobility, LLC (collectively, “Lenovo”) and defendant IPCom GmbH & Co., KG (“IPCom”) ask the Court to resolve a dispute concerning IPCom’s proposed contention interrogatory to Lenovo. Dkt. No. 74. The Court heard oral argument on this dispute on February 11, 2020. Dkt. No. 77. Having considered the parties’ submissions and argument at the hearing, the Court concludes that IPCom’s contention interrogatory is outside the scope of the limited jurisdictional discovery permitted by the presiding judge. I. BACKGROUND In this action, Lenovo asserts several claims against IPCom based on IPCom’s alleged failure to comply with its obligations to offer…