Synopsys, Inc. v. Siemens Industry Software Inc.

INTRODUCTION

13 This is a patent litigation case in which plaintiff Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”) accuses 14 defendant Siemens Industry Software Inc.’s (“Siemens”) Aprisa product of infringing four of 15 Synopsys’s patents. Siemens moves to stay the action under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 16 arguing that the most recent updated release of its Aprisa product is covered by a licensing 17 agreement between the parties and that the parties have agreed to arbitrate any disputes relating to 18 the scope of that license. But as Synopsys argues, the conditions precedent for arbitration set out 19 in the licensing agreement have not yet been met and there is currently no ripe issue referable to 20 arbitration. Siemens’s motion to stay is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Siemens may move 21 to stay this action again if and when the conditions precedent to arbitration have been satisfied. In 22 addition, the parties’ motions to seal are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.

BACKGROUND

I. PATENT LICENSING & SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SIEMENS &

SYNOPSYS In June 2018 Synopsys, Siemens AG, the parent company of defendant Siemens, and 27 Mentor…