Cellwitch Inc. v. Tile, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CELLWITCH INC., Case No. 19-cv-01315-JSW Plaintiff, 8
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF
9 v. CELLWITCH, INC.’S MOTION TO
ENFORCE IPR ESTOPPEL
10 TILE, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 156 Defendant. 11 12 13 Now before the Court for consideration is Plaintiff Cellwitch, Inc.’s (“Cellwitch” or 14 “Plaintiff”) motion to enforce IPR estoppel pursuant to 35 U.S.C § 315(e)(2). (Dkt. No. 156 15 (“Mot”).) Having carefully reviewed the parties’ papers, considered their arguments, and the 16 relevant legal authority, the Court DENIES Cellwitch’s motion. 17 BACKGROUND 18 Cellwitch filed this suit on March 12, 2019, alleging that Defendant Tile, Inc. (“Tile” or 19 “Defendant”) infringes its U.S. Patent No. 8,872,655 (the “’655 Patent”). The ’655 Patent 20 describes a process in which a user can attach a small disc to his or her personal items in order to 21 track these items. (Dkt. No. 32 ¶ 19.) Cellwitch alleges that Tile leveraged Cellwitch’s invention 22 to establish Tile’s…