Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONOS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 21-7559 WHA

v.

GOOGLE LLC, ORDER RE MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO AMEND AND MOTION TO STAY

Defendant.

15 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff in this patent infringement action seeks leave to file its third amended complaint. To the extent stated, that motion is GRANTED. Defendant’s corresponding motion to stay is DENIED AS MOOT. STATEMENT A previous order herein dismissed with leave to amend Sonos, Inc.’s claims for enhanced damages and indirect infringement for three of the patents-in-suit, U.S. Patent Nos.: 10,469,966; 10,779,033; and 10,848,885. That March 16 order grappled with the dearth of authority regarding the appropriate pleading standard for enhanced damages and the key factual particularities at issue here (Dkt. No. 156). Specifically, the order established the ground rule that the complaint must adequately Further, the…