Key Source International v. CeeColor Industries, LLC et al
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ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS. Signed by Judge Alsup on October 3, 2012. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2012)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California
United States District Court
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KEY SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, a
California Corporation,
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Plaintiff,
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No. C 12-01776 WHA
ORDER RE MOTION
TO DISMISS
v.
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CEECOLOR INDUSTRIES, LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company;
ALAN KIPUST, an individual; SITKA
SPRUCE SECURITY, LLC, a Delaware
Limited Liability Company, and
DOES 1–1000,
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Defendant.
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This declaratory patent action has had a strange procedural history. In April 2012,
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plaintiff filed this action for declaratory relief of invalidity and non-infringement. Defendants
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moved to dismiss on the grounds that (1) this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Ceecolor
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Industries, LLC and (2) there is no case or controversy involving defendants Alan Kipust and
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Sitka Spruce Security, LLC. Defendants also moved to transfer this action to the District of
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Delaware, where Ceecolor had already filed an infringement action alleging that plaintiff
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infringed at least one of the patents at issue here. Plaintiff opposed on grounds that it was not
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properly named and served in the Delaware action.
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Defendants’ motion was held in abeyance until Delaware District Judge Richard
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Andrews determined whether the first-filed action in Delaware was properly prosecuted and
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served, and whether our plaintiff here was a proper defendant there (Dkt. No. 49). Recently, the
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District Court of Delaware dismissed CeeColor Industries LLC’s infringement action against our
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plaintiff for lack of personal jurisdiction. This resolves the issue of transfer. Because the issues
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of transfer and dismissal were intertwined in the parties’ prior briefs, a fresh round of briefing on
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the motion to dismiss will be useful. Therefore, defendants must bring a fresh motion to dismiss
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by October 17, to be noticed for hearing on the normal 35-day calendar.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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For the Northern District of California
United States District Court
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Dated: October 3, 2012.
WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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