Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Apple Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, Case No. 21-cv-08872-EMC (RMI)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v. LETTER BRIEF

APPLE INC, Re: Dkt. No. 90 Defendant.

13 Now pending before the court is a discovery dispute letter brief (dkt. 90) in a patent infringement suit.1 Plaintiff, Neonode Smartphone LLC (“Neonode”), owns two patents pertaining to user interfaces for certain types of mobile handheld devices. See Compl. (dkt. 2) at 1. Neonode has accused Defendant Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) of infringing those patents – both directly and indirectly – under a number of theories. See id. at 12-41. Neonode (a Wyoming limited liability company) initially filed its suit in the Western District of Texas because of the notion that Apple maintains a branch office in that district. Id. at 3. Near the outset of the litigation, Apple moved to transfer venue to this district. See Def.’s Mot. (dkt.…