Codexis, Inc. v. Codex DNA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CODEXIS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-03503-MMC
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
AMENDED ANSWER AND
CODEX DNA, INC., COUNTERCLAIMS; DIRECTIONS TO
DEFENDANT
Defendant.
12 Before the Court is plaintiff Codexis, Inc.’s “Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer and Counterclaims,” filed July 7, 2021. Defendant Codex DNA, Inc. has filed opposition, to which plaintiff has replied. Having read and considered the papers submitted in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a “protein engineering and optimization services” company that, for the past eighteen years, has offered its goods and services under several trademarks, including its registered CODEXIS® mark since at least 2006, and its registered CODEX® mark since at least 2007. (See Opp. at…