Future Motion, Inc. v. JW Batteries LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FUTURE MOTION, INC., Case No. 21-cv-06771-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

JW BATTERIES LLC, Docket No. 16 Defendant.

12 13 Plaintiff Future Motion, Inc. is a company that markets and sells “the ONEWHEEL® line of self-balancing electronically motorized skateboards, along with related accessories, replacement parts, and merchandise.” Compl. ¶ 9. The skateboards have processors and software incorporated into them that control various functions and safety features – e.g., “monitoring the status of the skateboard and causing it to slow down or stop if it approaches an unsafe operating condition.” Compl. ¶ 11. Future Motion has filed suit against Defendant JW Batteries LLC (“JW”) because the latter sells a computer processor chip that is allegedly intended to circumvent the safety and technological measures implemented by Future Motion for its skateboards. Also, JW sells a sticker…