The Regents of the University of Michigan v. Leica Microsystems Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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10 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 SAN JOSE DIVISION

12 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Case No. 19-CV-07470-LHK 13 OF MICHIGAN,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

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DISMISS

15 v. Re: Dkt. No. 17

16 LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC., 17 Defendant. 18

The Regents of the University of Michigan (“Michigan”) bring this action for patent 19 infringement against Leica Microsystems Inc. (“Leica”). ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). Michigan 20 alleges that Leica infringes U.S. Patent No. 7,277,169 (the “’169 Patent”) either literally or under 21 the doctrine of equivalents. See id. ¶¶ 23–53. Before the Court is Leica’s motion to dismiss for 22 failure to state a claim. ECF No. 17. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the 23 relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court DENIES Leica’s motion to dismiss. 24 25 I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background 26 1. The Parties 27 1 Michigan is a “constitutional corporation of the State of Michigan” primarily located in 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan. Compl. ¶ 2. …