Cooler Master Co., Ltd. v. Asetek Danmark A/S

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 COOLER MASTER CO., LTD., et al., Case No. 21-cv-04627-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

STAY

v. Re: Dkt. No. 34 ASETEK DANMARK A/S, Defendant.

12 In June 2021, Plaintiffs Cooler Master Co., Ltd. and CMI USA, Inc. (collectively “Cooler Master”) filed a complaint against Asetek Danmark A/S (“Asetek”) seeking a declaratory judgment that Cooler Master is not infringing seven Asetek patents. See Dkt. No. 1. In December 2021, Asetek filed counterclaims, which it later amended, against Cooler Master Co., Ltd. and CMI USA, Inc. alleging they had infringed two Asetek patents. See Dkt. Nos. 20, 26. Now pending before the Court is Asetek’s motion to stay pending inter partes review (“IPR”), briefing for which is complete. Dkt. Nos. 34 (“Mot.”), 38 (“Opp.”), 39 (“Reply”). After carefully considering the parties’ arguments, the Court GRANTS Asetek’s motion to stay. I. BACKGROUND Cooler Master seeks a declaratory judgment of…