Javo Beverage Co., Inc. v. California Extraction Ventures, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 JAVO BEVERAGE CO., INC., Case No.: 19-CV-1859-CAB-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

CALIFORNIA EXTRACTION [Doc. No. 20]

VENTURES, INC. AND STEPHEN

COREY,

17 Defendants.

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

19 20 On September 26, 2019, Plaintiff Javo Beverage Co., Inc. (“Javo”) filed a complaint alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional interference with contractual relations, and seeking declaratory judgment of ownership of the patents in issue against Defendants California Extraction Ventures, Inc. (“CEV”) and Stephen Corey (collectively “Defendants”). [Doc. No. 1.] Javo primarily asserts, among other things, that Defendant Corey’s filing of the provisional patent application, U.S. Pat. App. No. 62/134,497 (the “’497 Provisional Application”), in connection with his new business at CEV, disclosed Javo’s confidential and trade secret information that Defendant Corey …