Finjan, LLC. v. Cisco Systems Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

21 A. Finjan’s Infringement Contentions 22 Cisco’s present motion to strike is the latest skirmish in a long-running battle between the 23 parties over the contours of Finjan’s infringement arguments. On November 30, 2017, Finjan 24 served the Operative Contentions concerning its infringement claims. See Dkt. 492-1 at ¶¶ 2-3 25 and Exs. 1 and 2. On April 18, 2019, Finjan filed a motion to amend the Operative Contentions to 26 identify additional evidence in support of its infringement claims, including adding the names of 27 1 regarding the associated functionalities. Dkt. 231. Judge Freeman referred the motion to amend 2 to the undersigned. Dkt. 238. 3 Following a hearing, this Court issued an order denying Finjan’s motion to amend on June 4 11, 2019, holding that “[i]t appears from the Court’s careful review of the proposed [supplemental 5 infringement chart] and the arguments presented at the hearing that Finjan’s proposed amendments 6 to identify components are significantly more complex and prejudicial than Finjan has portrayed 7 them.” Dkt. 274 (the “SVK Contentions Order”) at 7. The Court noted that because Finjan had 8 not…