Silicon Genesis Corporation v. EV Group E.Thallner GmbH
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SILICON GENESIS CORPORATION, Case No. 22-cv-04986-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
v. COSTS
EV GROUP E.THALLNER GMBH, Re: Dkt. Nos. 123, 124, 125 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff (SiGen) sues Defendant (EVG) for failing to pay royalties owed under a patent licensing agreement. (Dkt. No. 44.) The Court granted SiGen’s motion for monetary contempt sanctions against EVG for violating the Protective Order. (Dkt. No. 122.) Before the Court are the parties’ declarations as to SiGen’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs. (Dkt. Nos. 123, 124, 125.) Having carefully considered the submissions, the Court AWARDS SiGen $51,162.58, which consists of $46,400 for Mr. Poe’s prosecution of SiGen’s application for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and $4,762.58 for SiGen’s Austrian representation. DISCUSSION “Sanctions for civil contempt may be imposed to coerce obedience to a court order,…