Garrett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANTONIO GARRETT, Case No. 20-cv-03491-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

TP-LINK RESEARCH AMERICA Re: Dkt. No.

CORPORATION,

11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff has filed a Complaint which seeks damages and injunctive relief based on defendant’s alleged direct and indirect infringement of two patents held by plaintiff. Dkt. No. 1. Defendant now moves to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Dkt. No. 19. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS defendant’s motion to dismiss the Complaint, with leave to amend. 18 BACKGROUND On May 22, 2020, plaintiff Antonio Garrett (“Garrett”) filed this patent infringement action against defendant TP-LINK RESEARCH AMERICA CORPORATION (“TPRA”) and its “line of Kasa® security cameras.” Dkt. No. 1 (Complaint). The Complaint alleges direct, indirect, and willful…