Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation v. Blissera Corp.

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 DASSAULT SYSTÈMES Case No. 23-cv-03190-CRB

SOLIDWORKS CORPORATION,

9

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

10

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND

v.

GRANTING MOTION TO SET

11 ASIDE DEFAULT

BLISSERA CORPORATION & SUREN

12 ALEXANIAN,

13 Defendant.

14 Plaintiff Dassault Systèmes Solidworks Corporation (“Plaintiff”) sued Defendants 15 Blissera Corporation (“Blissera”), a developer that engineers and sells personal vacuum 16 elevators1, and Suren Alexanian (“Alexanian”), Blissera’s CEO, (collectively 17 “Defendants”) alleging copyright infringement arising from Alexanian’s and Blissera 18 employees’ use of Plaintiff’s software without purchasing the appropriate license. 19 Defendants failed to appear in this case, so—following the Clerk’s entry of default on 20 September 29, 2023—Plaintiff moved for default judgment. See Mot. (dkt. 24). However, 21 three days before the hearing on that default judgment motion, Defendants filed a response 22 and moved to set aside default. …