Skillz Platform Inc. v. AviaGames Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

22 Skillz filed this action on April 5, 2021, alleging that AviaGames infringed two of Skillz’s 23 patents—U.S. Patent Nos. 9,479,602 (the “’602 Patent”) and 9,649,564 (the “’564 Patent”). See 24 Complaint, ECF No. 1. On March 14, 2022, the Court dismissed Skillz’s infringement claim as to 25 the ’602 Patent. See Order, ECF No. 80. Now that only Skillz’s ’564 Patent infringement claim 26 remains, Skillz filed the present motion to advance the trial date, arguing that the December 4, 2023 27 trial date is far later than necessary due to the reduced number of issues in the case. See Motion, ECF No. 94. On March 25, 2022, the Court issued an order indicating that the only dates that could work for advancing the trial date are a pretrial conference date of January 19, 2023 and a trial date of February 27, 2023. See Order, ECF No. 95. The Court also indicated that if it advanced the trial date, the parties would be required to forego summary judgment motions. See id. Following the Court’s order, Skillz filed a statement indicating that it agreed with the Court’s proposed schedule and restriction regarding summary …