Finisar Corporation v. Capella Photonics, Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 3, 20213:20-cv-07629California4,776 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FINISAR CORPORATION, Case No. 20-cv-07629-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS, AND

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC., FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Defendant. Docket Nos. 28-

12 13 Plaintiff Finisar Corporation (“Finisar”) filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that Finisar and its customers—Tellabs, Inc. (“Tellabs”), Infinera Corp. (“Infinera”), Infinera America, Inc. (“Infinera America”), Infinera Optical Networks, Inc. (“Infinera Optical”), Coriant (USA), Inc. (“Coriant”), and Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. (“Fujitsu”) (collectively, the “Texas Defendants”)—have not infringed two of Defendant Capella Photonics, Inc.’s (“Capella”) patents—U.S. Patent No. RE 47,905 (the “’905 Patent”) and U.S. Patent No. RE 47,906 (the “’906 Patent”) (collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit”)—and that Capella is not entitled to pre-issuance damages for these patents. See…

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