Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. Mediatek, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP., Case No. 23-cv-02774-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

v. DISMISS AND TO STAY, GRANTING

MOTION TO SEAL IN PART, AND

MEDIATEK, INC., et al., DENYING MOTION TO STRIKE Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 48, 51, 77, 78,

12 In this antitrust action, plaintiff Realtek Semiconductor Corp. alleges that defendants MediaTek, Inc., IPValue Management Inc., and Future Link Systems, LLC entered into a patent licensing agreement that included a provision incentivizing Future Link to pursue meritless patent litigation against Realtek. According to Realtek that conduct, together with MediaTek’s communications with at least one of Realtek’s customers to prevent them from incorporating Realtek’s TV chips into its products, caused anticompetitive harm in violation of state and federal law. Defendants move to dismiss Realtek’s claims under Rule 12(b)(6), contending that Realtek’s complaint fails to…