Park Assist, LLC v. San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

I. BACKGROUND

22 This is a patent infringement action. Park Assist develops and sells a camera- 23 based parking guidance system for which it was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,594,956 (“the 24 ‘956 Patent”) on March 17, 2017. Park Assist alleges Defendants San Diego County 25 Regional Airport Authority and Ace Parking Management, Inc. (“Ace Parking”), have 26 infringed and continue to infringe on the ‘956 Patent by operating a competing parking 27 guidance system at the Terminal 2 Parking Plaza at San Diego International Airport. 28 The instant Motion for Fees only involves Defendant Ace Parking, which alone filed a motion for sanctions against Park Assist pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (the “Rule 11 Motion”). R. 11 Mot., ECF No. 42-1. The Court denied the Rule 11 Motion on January 30, 2020. Order, ECF No. 69. Thereafter, Park Assist filed this Motion for Fees and a supporting Motion to File Documents Under Seal to recover attorney’s fees and costs with respect to its defense of the Rule 11 Motion. II. DISCUSSION a. Motion to File Documents Under Seal The Court first addresses Park Assist’s Motion to File…