AbCellera Biologics Inc. v. Berkeley Lights, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC and THE Case Nos. 20-CV-08624-LHK

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,

20-CV-08626-LHK 13 Plaintiffs, 20-CV-08627-LHK 14 v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT LEAVE TO AMEND AND DENYING AS

BERKELEY LIGHTS, INC., MOOT PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS TO

DISMISS AND STRIKE Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 40, 53

Plaintiffs AbCellera Biologics Inc. and The University of British Columbia have filed three patent infringement lawsuits against Defendant Berkeley Lights, Inc. ECF No. 1. These three lawsuits bear the case numbers, 20-CV-08624-LHK, 20-CV-08626-LHK, and 20-CV-08627-LHK. The Court related these three cases on February 8, 2021, ECF No. 51, and consolidated them on March 11, 2021. ECF No. 70. In response, Defendant pled affirmative defenses and counterclaims. ECF No. 18. Before the Court are two related motions: (1) Defendant’s motion to amend its answer and…