Laatz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NICKY LAATZ, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04844-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY

ZAZZLE, INC., et al., JUDGMENT Defendants. Re: ECF No.

12 Plaintiff Nicky Laatz (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit alleging that Defendant Zazzle, Inc. (“Zazzle”), through its employee, Defendant Mohamed Mr. Alkhatib (“Mr. Alkhatib,” and, with Zazzle, “Defendants”), fraudulently obtained a license to use software implementing a trio of fonts created by Plaintiff, and subsequently violated the license by making the fonts available to millions of people, including for commercial use. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserts claims for (1) fraudulent misrepresentation, (2) fraudulent concealment, and (3) promissory fraud, all in violation of Cal. Civ. Code § 1572, as well as (4) federal copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 101, (5) federal trademark…