Synopsys, Inc v. AzurEngine Technologies, Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYNOPSYS, INC., CASE NO. 19cv1443-LAB (AGS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

vs. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

AZURENGINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., RESTRAINING ORDER, EXPEDITED et al., DISCOVERY, AND ORDER TO SHOW 13 Defendants. CAUSE [Dkt. 4] 14

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion for (1) a Temporary Restraining Order; (2) an Order to Show Cause re: Preliminary Injunction; and (3) an Order for Expedited Discovery. Dkt. 4. For the reasons below, that motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. BACKGROUND 1. Synopsys’ EDA Software Synopsys is one of the world’s leading producers of Electronic Design Automation (“EDA”) software, which are tools used by microchip manufacturers to design, verify, and simulate the performance of electronic circuits. Synopsys offers a suite of EDA tools that are the result of “hundreds of millions of dollars of investment…