Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation Of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 BOT M8 LLC, 11 Plaintiff, No. C 19-07027 WHA

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13 SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, et ORDER DENYING al., MOTION TO AMEND 14 Defendants. 15

16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 A patent owner seeks leave to amend its complaint again following prior amendment upon 19 transfer to this District. The proposed amendments are nine weeks delayed. Patent owner 20 failing to demonstrate diligence, the motion is DENIED. 21 STATEMENT 22 Patent owner, Bot M8 LLC, originally asserted six patents, directed toward casino, arcade, 23 and video games, against defendants Sony Corporation of America, Sony Corporation, and 24 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“Sony”): U.S. Patent Nos. 8,078,540 (“the ’540 patent”); 25 8,095,990 (“the ’990 patent”); 7,664,988 (“the ’988 patent”); 8,112,670 (“the ’670 patent”); 26 7,338,363 (“the ’363 patent”); and 7,497,777 (“the ’777 patent”). The prior complaint in this 27 Court asserted the ’540, ’990,…