AbCellera Biologics Inc. v. Berkeley Lights, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08624-LHK (VKD) 20-cv-08626-LHK (VKD) Plaintiffs, 20-cv-08627-LHK (VKD)

v. ORDER RE JULY 13, 2021

DISCOVERY DISPUTE

BERKELEY LIGHTS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 102 Defendant.

13 Plaintiffs AbCellera Biologics, Inc. and The University of British Columbia (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and defendant Berkeley Lights, Inc. (“Berkeley Lights”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute concerning Plaintiffs’ refusal to produce documents responsive to Berkeley Lights’s Request No. 12. Dkt. No. 102. The Court finds this dispute suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons explained below, the Court denies Berkeley Lights’s request for an order compelling discovery. I. BACKGROUND In these consolidated actions, Plaintiffs contend that Berkeley Lights infringes several patents relating to…