Lyft, Inc. v. Quartz Auto Technologies LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LYFT, INC., Case No. 21-cv-01871-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

QUARTZ AUTO TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Re: ECF No. 145 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Lyft, Inc.’s motion for attorney’s fees. ECF No. 145. The Court will deny the motion. I. BACKGROUND Lyft brought this action against Defendant Quartz Auto Technologies LLC seeking a declaratory judgment that it does not infringe five patents owned by Quartz: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,847,871 (’871 patent); 6,944,443 (’443 patent); 7,007,013 (’013 patent); 7,958,215 (’215 patent); and 9,691,275 (’275 patent). Prior to claim construction, Lyft moved for judgment on the pleadings as to four of these patents, arguing that the asserted claims of each patent are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. ECF No. 60. The Court denied Lyft’s motion without prejudice and invited Lyft to file a renewed motion “[a]fter claim construction and after the…