Illumina, Inc. v. BGI Genomics Co., Ltd
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ILLUMINA, INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-03770-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR
v. STAY OF PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
BGI GENOMICS CO., LTD, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 202 Defendants.
Defendants BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., BGI Americas Corp., MGI Tech Co., Ltd., MGI Americas, Inc., and Complete Genomics, Inc. (collectively, “BGI”) move to stay or modify in part the preliminary injunction issued in this case pending their appeal to the Federal Circuit. Dkt. No. 202. I find that the balance of harms and the public interest weighs in favor of BGI and outweighs the likelihood of success on appeal of plaintiffs Illumina, Inc. and Illumina Cambridge Ltd. (collectively, “Illumina”). Accordingly, BGI’s motion is GRANTED as conditioned below. BACKGROUND Illumina filed the complaint in Case No. 19-cv-3770 (“Illumina I”) on June 27, 2019. Illumina I, Dkt. No. 1. It filed a motion for preliminary injunction in that case on…