The Regents of the University of Michigan v. Leica Microsystems Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Case No. 19-cv-07470-WHO
OF MICHIGAN,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND INFRINGEMENT v. CONTENTIONS 10 LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC., Re: Dkt. No. 88 11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff the Regents of the University of Michigan (“Michigan”) seeks leave to amend 13 their infringement contentions to cover defendant Leica Microsystems, Inc.’s (“Leica”) “next generation” Stellaris platform of microscopes. Both sides agree to the following: Stellaris was 15 not launched until late April 2020 (shortly after Michigan filed its Infringement Contentions in 16 March 2020, approximately 8 months after this case was filed); this case was stayed pending an 17 IPR in early July 2020; the Stellaris platform employs a “white light later and associated 18 detectors” similar to the products identified in Michigan’s March 2020 Infringement Contentions; 19 and three months after the stay was lifted in this case (and after Leica refused to provide discovery 20 on…