Synopsys, Inc. v. Library Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SYNOPSYS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-07014-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS FOR LACK OF
JURISDICTION
LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant.
Plaintiff Synopsis, Inc. owns and licenses electronic design automation (“EDA”) software tools, which enable designers of computer processor chips to simulate semiconductor circuits. Synopsis’ EDA software tools, including one dubbed HSPICE, only run with unique license key files that Synopsis issues to paying customers. Defendant Library Technologies, Inc. (“LTI”) is a longtime customer of Synopsis. In 2020, Synopsis sued LTI in federal district court, alleging that LTI circumvented Synopsis’ licensing system to use more copies of Synopsis’ tools (including HSPICE) than was permitted under the parties’ End User License and Maintenance Agreement (“EULA”). See Compl. (dkt. 1). Synopsis alleges that, in circumventing the licensing system, LTI…