Viavi Solutions Inc. v. Platinum Optics Technology Inc.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., Case No. 21-cv-06655-EJD

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

9 v. DISMISS

10 PLATINUM OPTICS TECHNOLOGY Re: ECF No. 146

INC.,

11 Defendant.

12 13 Before the Court is Defendant Platinum Optics Technology Inc.’s (“PTOT”) motion to 14 dismiss Viavi Solutions Inc.’s (“Viavi”) Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). ECF No. 146. 15 For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS PTOT’s motion. 16 I. BACKGROUND 17 This Court has previously provided a detailed summary of the relevant facts in its order 18 granting PTOT’s motion for summary judgment. See ECF No. 142 (“MSJ Order”). The Court 19 will briefly summarize the facts relevant to PTOT’s motion to dismiss here. 20 A. Procedural History 21 Viavi initiated this action arising under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) on August 27, 2021, seeking a 22 judgment that PTOT induced infringement of at least one claim of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,354,369 (the 23 “’369 patent”)1; 9,588,269 (the “’269…