Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Tellabs, Inc.
Filing
76
ORDER Granting Motion to Transfer. The Clerk shall TRANSFER the above-styled action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Califomia. The notice of transfer shall note that the cases have been consolidated for pretrial purposes. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 7/23/2014. (ar2) Modified document type on 7/23/2014 (ar2).
U N IT E D ST A T E S D IST R IC T C O U R T
SO U T H ER N D IST R IC T O F FL O R ID A
CA PELLA PH OTON I S,l C.
C N ,
Pl i if
a ntf ,
V.
CI
SCO SY STEM S,l C .
N ,
De e nt
f nda .
Ca e N o.1 20529- V - TZ
s
4C1 SE1
V.
CI A CO RPOM TI ,
EN
ON
De enda .
f
nt
Ca e N o.1 20530- V - TZ
s
4C1 SE1
V.
FU J TSU N ETW ORK
I
COM M U N I TI S,l C.
CA ON N ,
Def nda .
e nt
Case N o.l420531- V - TZ
CI SEI
V.
TELLA BS O PERA TI S, N C . a
ON l , nd
Ca e N o.1 60350- V - TZ
s
4C1 SE1
CORI
ANT (
USA)I ,
NC.
Def nda s
e nt .
OR DER GR AN TI
NG DEFEN DA NT S'M O TION S TO TR ANSFER
TH I M A TTER i bef r t Cour on t m o i t ta f rve t t N orhe
S
s o e he
t he tons o r ns e nue o he
t m
D it i tofCa i or a f l b t fve D ef nt i t a
s rc
lf ni ied y he i
enda s n he bove syl d ac i
- t e tons:Ci c Sys e s
s o tm ,
l ,CinaCor ai Fuis Newor Communiai ,l ,TelbsOpeatons I ,az
nc. e
porton, jtu t k
c tons nc. la
r i ,nc. ld
Cora (
int USA)I (oleci l t fndant' g 1 ( 4nc.c l tvey d e
De
s). DE- 9 1 20529) DE- ( 4.
, 43 1 20530 ,DE)
.
25( 41 20531;DE- ( 4) 63 1 60350). Be us Deenda shaves tsidt i bur nt s
Jl ca e f nt
aife her de o how
t tt f ualcicum s ances s r y f
ha he act
r
t
t ongl avort ans ert t N ort n D i t i ofCalf i
r f o he
her s rct
iom a
purua t 28U. C.j 1 4() t Cour wilgantDeenda s'moi t ta f .
s nt o
S. 40 a,he
t l r
f nt tons o rnser
1
Bec us t s m otonsf uson es e i l t s m e f c t a l gali s , he Cour
a e he e
i
oc
s ntaly he a
a tz nd e
al
s ues t
t
w iladdr t
l
ess hem t t notng any r evantdi tnctonsas t ar s
oge her, i
el
si i
hey i e.
1.
Pr
oceduraland Fact B ackground
ual
A .The Pat s atI s and Pr duralH i t y
ent
s ue
oce
s or
TheCompl i al gest tPl ntf i t owne oft pae s i s t Unie St t
ant le ha ai if s he
r he tnt -n- ui: t d aes
Pae No.1 42, (het$ pae )a Unie Stt Pae No.G 42, (he16
tnt W 368 t 6368 tnf' nd td aes tnt 1 678 t $678
'
3
t
nve e
p tn ')2The 1 68paentwasi nt d by TaiChen, J fr yP. id , n J sp E. v s
ae t .
e fe W le a d o e h Da i
a wasis on M a 1 2011. 1 paen wasi
nd
s ued
y 7,
The 678 t t
nvent by J fr y P. ide a J e
ed
e fe W l nd os ph
E. vi a wasis d on Se e
Da s nd
s ue
pt mber6,2011 M r W ideand M r Da sc r nty r i i
. . l
. vi ure l esde n
norhenCalf ni whieMr Chen' l ai i unknown.HrgTr 1 20-21 J y 1
t r ior a, l .
s oc ton s
( ' . 40:
, ul 0,
201 )Thepr e utngator f t t pae s BaryYoung,Da dAl ri a J hua
4.
os c i t neys or he wo tnt, r
vi bet, nd os
Ie r aeas l t i norhem Caiomi ( ungDe .Exs H,J L g 43- 43- 1,
s nbeg, r lo ocaed n t
lf a. Che
cl . , DE- 9, 1
43- 3( 41 1 20530j. patnt-n-ui ha bot bee asi t Pl ntf Ca l Phot c ,
))The e si s t ve h n sgned o ai if pela onis
I (i pe1a',whos prnci lofiei i norhenCalf ni.
nc.t
Ca 1 '
)
e i pa fc s n t r ior a
Bot pa en s i s tr l t t fbe - i com m u ca i s t m s whi h t a m i da a
h t t -n- ui e a e o i r optc
ni ton ys e , c r ns t t
ove optca fbe s i t f m oflghts gnal .M uli e s g s e h us ng a dif r t
r i l i r n he or
i i s
tpl i nal , ac i
f e en
wa e h oflg ,c n t a la ong a s ngl optca f be s m ula ous y.Spec f c ly,t
vel ngt
i ht a r ve l
i e i l i r i t ne l
ii a l he
pae si s taef r c iur bl o ia a dr muli e r ($
tnt-n-ui r or e onfg a e ptc l dd- op tplxes ç
ROADM ' ) whihae
', c r
s
d vc st a c ns p rt a d drc e c wa ee gh o lg tit spaaec n n l. mao
e ie h t a e aae n ie t a h v ln t f ih no e rt h n es A j r
c
ompone oft pae si s ti awa e hs eci s th ($ SS'3 whi us sa
nt he tnt-n-ui s velngt el tve wic û
W ' , ch e n
)
aray ofm i r m ir s t r e lgh s gnal be w e n optc lfbe s A c di t t i
r
c o r or o out i t i s t e
i a i r . cor ng o he r
s m a i ,di tnc i f t esoft pa e s i s ti ude t m i r ir s'a lt t pi
um res s i tve ea ur
he t nt -n- ui ncl
he c om r or biiy o vot
al ng t a s a t ROA D M ' ca ciy f pow e c r .
o wo xe nd he
S pa t or
r ontol
2
Thes pat sar a r ss ofN o. 6 879 750 a N o.6, 346,r s c i y.
e ent e ei ue
nd
625,
e pe tvel
The W SS i al o known asa çw a l ngt s pa a i r e ' ora S a e h c os s s
' ve e h- e r tng out r'
l vel ngt r s
w
connectsw ich.'
t '
On Fe ua y 7,201 Pli iffld s pa a es t agans Def nt Ci c Sysems
br r
4, a ntf ie e r t uis i t enda s s o t ,
l c ($ s o', e Co p rto ($ e a', u is Newo kCo nc to ,n .K NC' 5
n .ç c ' Cina r o ain t n ' F jtu t r mmu iains I c (F '
Ci )
Ci )
)
a Tela ,l (t elbs' f i rnge ntofbot pae si s t4Pli ifaleg t t
nd lbs nc.(T la ' or nfi me
)
h tnt-n-ui. antf l es ha
Dee d n stnfig da dc n iu l t dr cl i fig . . yma n , sn , el g, fe ig
fn a t d rn e n o tn e) o ie ty n rn e . b kig u ig s li o frn
i
n
t s la ori
o el nd/ mpori optc ROADM pr
tng ial
oduc st ti or a eawaveengt s l c i
t ha nc por t
l h e e tve
s th. ( e , . , e o dAm . mpl g 8 ( 4 2 3 ) a 5!2 .
wic ' S e eg.S c n
'
Co .DE- 2 1 - 05 0 1 t 3)
On Aprl4,201 Cic m ove t ta f rt t Norhe n Diti tofCalf ni
i
4, s o
d o r nse o he
t r src
ior a
puruan t s ci 1 a . OnAprl29,201 ,Ca laa nde isc ai ag ns Telbs
s t o e ton 404()5
i
4 pel me d t ompl nt ai t la
t a Dee nt TelbsOpeai ,I (Tela Ops',Col
o dd fnda s la
rtons nc.s lbs '
) umbusNewor USA,l ,
t ks
nc.
a Cora (
nd int USA)l ($ ra '. On M a 1 201 Ca laa nde isco ai agans
nc.tCo int' 6
)
y , 4, pel me d t mpl nt i t
Cinat a De e ntTelf c S.
e o dd f nda
e oni a, A.
OnJ l 1 , 01 ,h Co r h l aj n s h d l a dp a nngc nfrn e Folwi
uy 0 2 4 te u t ed oit c e ui n ln i o ee c . l ng
ng
o
t c e e e, la ,I and Te ef ca S. . e e di m i s Te e oni a l e na i l
he onf r nc Te l bs nc.
l oni , A w r s s ed, l f c nt r tona
W h ls l Sevc sUSA,nc wa j ie a dCoumb sNewo k US I c a dTeeo ia
oe ae r ie
I . s on d, n l u t r s A, n . n lf nc
I t nai lW hol aeSe vce USA,l wees r ?g eDE- ( 4ner tona
esl r i s
nc. r eveed. se
74 1 20529) DE- 85
; 80,
( 41 20530) DE- ( 4; 63 1 20531 ;DE- (4) 71 1 60350).
1
4
B e aus t s m e pa e s a cl i s ofi rnge e ar a i s i ea h ca e t
t nt nd a m
nf i m nt e t s ue n c s , hey
c e he a
we ea1 s in dt t eu d rine i o d rt p o t j dca efce c a dr d c c ss
r 1 a sg e o h n e sg d n r e o r moe u iil fiin y n e u e o t.
W ihtep ris c nsn ,h c s sh v snc b e c n ol ae f rp era p r os s g :
t h a t ' o e t te a e a e i e e n o s i td o r til u p e .&
e
d
DE- ( 476 1 20529) DE- (4; 86 1 20530) DE- ( 4; 65 1 20531;DE- ( 4) 75 1 60350J
).
FN C and Ci na m ove t ta f ron Apr l15 a Apr l25, 4, e pe tve y.
e
d o r ns e
i
nd
i
201 r s c i l
6
C 0ri nta Te l bs Opsm o d t t a f ron J 20,201 .
a nd la
ve o r ns e
une
4
Col busN e w or U SA ,l a Te ef ni a I e na i lW hol al Se v c U SA ,
um
t ks
nc. nd l o c nt r tona
es e r i es
l wer s r d bec us t y a eFl i ba e c t r ofCora and Cinaa ofe no
nc. e eve e
a e he r orda- s d usome s
i nt
e nd f r
m e ni u c t i i t t pa e dipu e.Capela' c e a i tt m a e s a d pe ng
a ngf l on rbuton o he t nt s t
l s as s ga ns he r t ye ndi
t r s uto oft a
he e ol i n he bove- t ed a tons
s yl c i .
B .The Part es
i
7 Pl it ca la
. an t pel
Ca lai aDe a r cor a i wih aprnc pa plceofbusnes i Sa J e,
pe l s
l wa e por ton t
i i l a
i s n n os
Caio i Ca l de i
lf m a. pela sgned,de l
veoped, oduc , a s d s t ng de c f optc
pr ed nd ol wichi
vies or ial
ta m ison newor ,i l ng t W SS, i i s d ism a a t i ope a i t ye r
r ns s i
t ks nc udi he
untl t ol t nuf c urng r tons wo a s
ag a c as d doi busnes .Thus Ca l i c r nty ano a tci e iy. C a la has
o nd e e
ng i s
, pela s ure l
npr c i ng ntt
pe l
no ofi so o r tonsi Fl i a iss ni mana m e a l d couns i t sma tr
fce r pe a i n orda, nd t e or
ge nt nd ea
el n hi te
a lr sdei t Norhe n DititofCa iom i
l e i n he t r src
lf a.
2 De
. fendantCico,Cas No.1 20529
s
e
4Ci c i a Calf ni c or i w ih ispr nc pa pl c ofbus ne s i Sa J e
so s
ior a om aton t t i i l a e
i s n n os ,
Caio n a. ry-i pe c tofisU . e oye wor i isei tof e i t Norhe n
lf r i Fo t fve r en
t S. mpl es k n t gh fc s n he t r
Diti o Caio n a ( a eDe l g 1 - ( 4 2 2 ) 1 7 9)Cic h st o fc si
srd f l r i .Ha s c .DE- 9 4 1 - 05 9 1 J , . s o a wo fie n
f
!
Flrda butneihe of eha a i ve
oi ,
t r fc s ny nvol mentwiht a c edpr t.(d ! 11 3.The
t he c us oducs 1 ! -1 )
mao iyo t eCic e l y e ivov di d v lpiga dmak t t ea c s dp o ucs
j rt f h s o mp o e s n le n e eo n n r ei h c u e r d t
ng
wo ki Cic sSa J s o fc s (o n o De l g 1 - ( 4 2 5 9 1! 5 1 1 )
r n so' n o e fie .J h s n c. DE- 9 1 1 - 0 2 ) ! , 2, 4.
Cic pur ha est W SS de c si or a e i o isac us d pr t fom tle
s o c s he
vie nc por t d nt t c e oducs r ir e
s p l r: DS Un p a eCo rto (tDS ', ns rCo p rto (ti ia' , n Oca o
u pi s J
e
i h s mo ain 6 U' Fi ia r o ain s ns r' a d lr
J
)
F
)
I (1 lr '.1 ! 8 0.Be us Cicodoe notma a et W SSdevies i ha
nc.$Ocao' (d. ! -1 ) ca e s
)
s
nufdur he
c ,t s
lm ie knowl dge oft desgn and de l e oft s ic The w ine s a doc en s
i td
e
he i
ve opm nt he w t h.
t s es nd um t
f om t W SS s i r a e i pora t Ci co' de e e ofnon-nf i
r he
upple s r m t nt o s s f ns s
i rngem e a i i t
nt nd nvaldiy.
De
fendantCina,Ca eNo.1 20530
e
s
4Ci na i aD el w a e cor a i w ih is prnci lpl c ofbus nes i H a
e s
a r
por ton t t i pa a e
i s n nove ,
r
M a yl nd.W hieCi nadoesha t re n empl esi Dor , orda,
r a
l e
ve hite
oye n al Fl i noneoft m ha a
he
ve ny
i ve twih t de i orde l e oft ac us d pr
nvol men t he sgn
veopm nt he c e oduc s ( te senDe l E
t . Roh n ti c.DE-
4 - 4(4- 5 0)! 1 . M o e v r Cin ' lr e t s.b s dr s ac a dd v lp n
3 2 1 20 3 ) 1) ro e , e a s ag s U. - a e e e rh n e eo me t
f clt i l aed i Sa J e Calf ni . (d !8.
a iiy s oc t n n os , ior a 1
)
Li Cic Ci napur s st W SS deviesi or a e i o isa cus dpr t
ke s o, e
cha e he
c nc por t d nt t c e oduc s
fo J U, ns r a Ocao.l . 4)Be a s Cin d e no ma ufcmet W SS
r m DS Fiia , nd lr Ld ! . c u e e a o s t n a t he
de ct ,i, oo,ha lm iedkno e oft desgn a de l e oft s t h.
vi s t t
si t
wl dge he i nd veopm nt he wic
Acc di y, t s esa doc
or ngl wine s nd ument fom t W SS s i r a ei pora t Cina s
s r he
upple s r m tnt o e '
def ns sofno i rng nta i i t .
e e
n-nfi eme nd nvaldiy
# Dee a FNC, s No. 4 2 31
. f nd nt
Ca e 1 - 05
FNC i a Caio ni co por ton wih isprnci lplceofbusnes i m c r on,
s
lf r a r a i
t t i pa a
i s n ha ds
Te s FNC ha no of si Fl i butdoe l s one c cl8f o a out i pa t i
xa .
s
fce n orda
s ea e
ubi e r m n sde ry n
J c s n le Flrd .Gao De l ( 2 ( 4 2 5 ) ! 1 -1 .F h sap a eo
a k o vi , o ia ( lu c. DE- 7 1 - 0 311 ! 3 5) NC a lc f
l
busnes i Sunnyva e Calf i ,whi h e pl r
i sn
l , iom a
e m oys oughl 86 pe e,i udi engi r
y
opl ncl ng
nee s
i ve i t desg deveopme ,a t tngoft a us dpr s (d. 9.
nvol d n he in, l nt nd esi
he cc e oduct. 1 ! )
Li Cic and Cina FNC pur ha e t W SS deviesi or a e i o isa c e
ke s o
e ,
c s s he
c nc por t d nt t c us d
p o u t fo J U, n sr a dOca o (d ! 5 . Be a s F d e no ma u a tr te
r d cs r m DS Fiia , n lr .1 . ! -7) c u e NC o s t n fcu e h
W SS de c , t t ha lm iedkno e oft desg de o nt a f ndi n o t
vies i,oo, s i t
wl dge he i n, velpme , nd ' o f he
u
s t h. wine s a doc
wic The t s es nd ument fom t W SS s i sa ei pora t FNC' def ns s
s r he
uppler r m tnt o
S e e
ofnon-nfi m e and i i t
i rnge nt
nvaldiy.
De ndant Tel 0psandCorantCas No.1 60350
fe
s labs
i , e
4Te l bsO ps i a D e a a e c or t o w ih ispr nc pa pl c ofbus nes i N a r il ,
la
s
l w r op a i n t t i i l a e
i s n pe v le
I lnoi Te l bs Opshas a c por t of i e i Sa a C l r Ca i o ni . ( a De .1E- 3
li s. la
or a e f c n nt a a, lf r a W ng cl (7 638
The e pl e who oc upi s t tc c e how eve ,i noti ve i t desgn,
m oye
c e ha ubi l ,
r s
nvol d n he i
de l pm e , a a t e, anayssoft a us d pr t
ve o nt m nuf c ur or l i he cc e oduc .
(4-0 5 ) ! 9 0)W hi Telb Opsp e o syla e t ofie i F o ia i h sn t
1 6 3 0 ) ! -1 . l la s
e
rviu l e s d wo fc s n l rd ,t a o
do s snc 2011 (d.! 15.
ne o i e
.1
)
Cora i a D el w a e cor a i w ih is prnci lpl e ofbus nes i Br dge a er
i nt s
a r
por ton t t i pa ac
i sn i w t ,
Ne J rey.Co intha noofi si Fl i o Caior abutdoesbusnes i bot ( ns
w es
ra s
fce n orda r lf ni
i s n h.Be on
De l ( E- 34 (4- 0 5 ) ! 9 1 .
c. 1 6 - 1 6 3 0 j ! , 1)
7
Si iart t ot rDe e nt,TelabsOpsa Cora dono manuf c ur t W SS
m l o he he f nda s l
nd i nt
t
a t e he
de c t ta e i or aed i o t i ac us d devies Te lbsOpspur has t W SS
vies ha r nc por t nt her c e
c . la
c es he
de c i us s i t a c e pr
vi es t e n he c us d oduct f om Fi s ,O c ar a O plnk Cor a i
sr
ni ar l o, nd
i
por ton
(Op ik'.W a gDe l!6.Si lry Co in pu c a e t eW SSd v c st t r
$ 1n ' ( n c. ) mi l , ra t rh s s h
$
)
a
e ie ha a e
i or ae i o isa cus dpr t fom J
nc portd nt t c e oducs r DSU a Fi sr ( ns De . 6.Bec us
nd nia . Be on cl! ) a e
Te lbsOpsa Cora do notma acur t W SS de ce ,t y havelmie kno e of
la
nd i nt
nuf t e he
vi s he
i td wl dge
t de i a deve opm e oft s ic The w ine s s f o t W SS m anuf c ur r a e
he s gn nd
l
nt he w t h.
t s e r m he
a t es r
i porantt Te l Ops a Co i nts de e e ofno i rnge e a i ldiy.
m t o labs
nd r a ' f ns s
n-nf i m nt nd nva i t
6 WSS Su i r J SU,Fi s ,Ocl o and Oplnk
.
pple s D
ni ar
ar ,
i
J
DSU desgns de l ,a s isma oft W SS devi st ta ei or a e
i , veops nd upple ny he
ce ha r nc por t d
i o t a cus d pr
nt he c e oduc s ( t t c. DE- 5( 4t . Reor De l ( 63- 1 60350) !5.9A lhough is W SS
t
1 ) t
de ce ar manuf c ur d outi t Unie Stt , DSU i hea
vi s e
at e
sde he td aes J
s dqua tr d i t M ipia ,
re e n he l t s
Caioni (d !2,11)IsCo
lfr a.1
. t mmuniai a CommecilOptc Pr s(S
c tons nd
r a ial oduct t
CCOP'
'
)
Busne sSe e i r ponsbl f t de i de l e , a acur ma kei a s l
i s gm nt s es i e or he sgn, veopm nt m nuf t e, r tng, nd ae
ofW SSde c .1 !7. W hiet maort oft i ta de i a deveopme was
vies (d. ) l he j iy he niil sgn nd
l nt
9
Al D e e nt s r t s m e W SS s
1 f nda s ha e he a
upple s w ih t e pton ofCor a w ho a s
i r , t he xce i
i nt
lo
us s Oplnk.l s
e
i n uppor oft i m otonst ta f r Def nda s fl d de l r tonsby ce t i
t he r i
o r ns e , e nt i e c a a i
ra n
e oye oft es ir t taee sntalyt smei e c c e. Compar ,eg.Reor
mpl es hes upples ha r se i l he a n a h as (
e ., tt
De lwih ( 1 5( 4c. t DE- 9- 1 20529).Ac or ngl t Cour wilr e t t decartonsfl i
1) c di y, he
t l efr o he l ai ied n
Cas N o.1 60350.
e
4-
6-
pe f
ronned i Ota , Ca a,J SU' CCOP Busne sSeg e i now ba e i t Norhe
n twa nad D
S
i s
m nt s
s d n he t nz
DititofCalf ni . (# !7 1 .J U h sn me t ree l y e wh o es eW SSd sg
src
ior a f . , 0) DS a a d h e mp o e s o v re
e in
a de l e ,al ofwhom r i i t No t r DititofCa ior a.
nd veopm nt l
esde n he rhe n src
lf ni
( ei ;M umm
Se l
De l ( 6 - ( 4 6 5 )* m De l( 6 - ( 4 6 35 ) )
c.DE- 3 6 1 - 03 01 Ki c. DE- 3 7 1 - 0 0 1
,
.
Fi s r Oc a o,a Oplnk a s desgn, de o a s y s eoft W SS de ce
nia , l r nd
i lo i
velp, nd uppl om
he
vi s
t ta e i or a e i o t a cus pr t . Fi s i he dqua t r d i Sur yv e
ha r nc por t d nt he c ed oducs ni ar s a
re e n m al
,
Caio ni Oclr i Sa J e, Calf i and Oplnk i Fr
lf r a; a o n n os
iom a;
i n emont Caio i ( a De l
,
lfm a. W ng c.
( 6 - ( 4 6 3 0 )! 6 7)Th r c r c nan l tde i e c rg r n ted sg ,
DE-3 3 1 - 0 5 ) ! - . e e o d o ti s i e v d n e e adig h e in
mi
de opme ,a man a t i a i te oft s W SS s ir .
vel
nt nd
uf c urng ctvii s he e
upple s
I . Le lSt
I
ga andar
dfor# 1404() Tr fe s
a ans r
d t c
i he onve e ofpa te a wine s , i teitrs o j tc , d src c u t
For
ni nce
ris nd t s es n h ne et f usie a itit o r
ma ta f ra ci lac i t any ot rdititordi son whe ei mi havebe n b o ht
y r ns e ny vi ton o
he src
vi i
r t ght
e r ug
o t a di ti tordi s on t whi h a lpa te ha c e ed.'28U. C.j1 a .
r o ny s r c
vi i o
c l r i s ve ons nt '
S.
404() The
pur eofta f runde t ss cton i t a dunne es a y i onvenincet t ltga s
pos
r nse
r hi e i s o voi
c s r nc
e
o he ii nt,
w ines e ,a t publc, a t co er tm e,e r and m oney. Def ndant m ovi f
t s s nd he
i nd o ns ve i
ne gy,
e
s
ng or
ta f rbe rt bur n ofpr ng t tt pli ifsc c off um dsc e ryout ghe
r ns e a he de
ovi ha he a ntf hoie or s l a l
i
wei d
by ot c i r tons'Howe lv T n e , 5 F.d61 , 6 (t Ci. 9 1 .
her onsde a i .'
l . a n r 6 0 2 0 61 5h r 1 8 )
A cou tc i r t quesi t de e m i whe he ta f ni venuei a oprae.
r onsde s wo
tons o t r ne
t r r ns e ng
s ppr it
Fis,i t ta f r f um onei whih t aci m i ha be n br
r t s he r nse ee or
n c he ton ght ve e ought Se ond,
? c
upon
bal nci t prvat a publc f c or , i ta fr usi e Mas v Smi i Be cham
a ng he i e nd
i a t s s rnse j tt d?
i
on . t ne e
hKl
Clnial Labs, 1 F. p. 2d 1
ic
. 46 Sup
355, 1 9 ( D. a. 1 .
35 S. Fl 20l ) The f tr c i r d i
aco s onsde e n
a l zi t s c que ton i ude:
na y ng he e ond si ncl
( )t co
1 he nveninc oft wine s ;( t l tonofr eva doc nt a
e e he t ses 2) he ocai
el nt ume s nd
t rltvee s ofac es t s c sofpr ;( t conve e eoft pa te ;
he eai a e
c s o oure
oof 3) he
ninc he ris
( t l usofopeatvefcs;( )t a lbiiy ofpr es t compe t
4) he oc
r i a t 5 he vaia lt
oc s o
l he
atnda eofunwilngwines '( t r ltveme nsoft paris () a
te nc
li t ses 6) he eai
,
a
he te ; 7
fr m' f laiy wih t gove ng lw;( t weghta or d a
o u s amiirt t he
mi a 8) he i cc de
p an ifsc oc o f r m;a ()tilefce c a dt itrsso j sie
litf h ie f o u nd 9 ra fiin y n he ne e t f u tc ,
ba e on t t alt oft cr t t nce .
s d he ot iy he ictmsa s
WiL US l c v Ap eI c, .1 - 4 8 2 3W L 1 4 5 5 a * ( D. a Ap .
- AN A, n . . pl n .No 2 2 31 , 01
3 3 3 , t 2 S. Fl. r 2,
201 (uoi Manuelv.Con r sCor ,430 F.d 113 11 n. ( 1h Ci.2005)
3) q tng
veu
p.
3
2, 35 1 1 t r
).
A . he hert Cl m s M i htH a Be B r
W t
he ai
g
ve en oughti t N ort n Di t i t ofC alf ni
n he
her
s rc
i or a
The ei no diput t tt sa ton c d ha bee br hti t N orhe n Dititof
r s
s e ha hi c i oul ve n oug n he t r src
Ca ior a. or ove , lDef nt ha c e e t s tt r
lf ni M e r al
enda s ve ons nt d o ui he e.
B.W hether Trans t t N ort
fer o he
hern D i ri ofC alf a i M ore C onveni t A l
st ct
i orni s
ent o l
Part es and W inesses
i
t
1 Conv e eo Wine s s
.
eninc f t s e
The c
onve e e oft wines e i pr bl t s ngl m os i po t ntf c ori a
ni nc
he t s s s oba y he i e
t m ra a t n
t a f ra l i . di ti tc ts d as e st r e nc a m a e i lt oft i onna i
r ns e na ys s A sr c our houl s s he el va e nd t r a iy he nf
ton
e c w ines m ay pr de, a de enda nee nots i y e c l w ha t tm ony ea h
ah t s
ovi but f
nt d
pec f xa ty
t es i
c
wine sm ihtofe orot r s i iy S y wine s . I r Ge ntch I . 566 F.
t s g
fr
he wie dentf t
ke t s es' n e ne e , nc,
'
3d
1 1 44( d.Ci.
338, 343- Fe r 2009)
.
De e nt ha na e pot nta wine s swih knowldgeoft W SS de ce oft
f nda s ve m d e i l t s e t
e
he
vi s he
ac us d pr
c e oduc sa have pr de e a tons oft r l ntt s i ony.
t nd
ovi d xpl na i
he e eva e tm
The na e J SU
m d D
e oye r ponsbl f t desgn,de l
mpl es es i e or he i
ve opme ,a t tng oft W SS de c r sdei
nt nd esi
he
vies e i n
t N orhem D it i tofCa ior a, do t i nt r a i ta pr e utng a t ne oft
he
t
s rc
lf ni as he nve o s nd nii l os c i tor ys he
pa e s i s t The ot r W SS s i r a e a s he
t nt -n- ui.
he
upple s r l o adqua t r d w ihi t N orhe n D i ti tof
r e e t n he
t r sr c
Calf ni a s ar lke y t ha w ine s sw ih r l va i onna i t e. c or ngl
ior a nd o e i l o ve t s e t e e nt nf
ton her A c di y,
-
8-
Dee a t a s r temao i o p tnil t e s swihr lv n k o e g o teW SS
fnd ns se th j rt f o e ta win s e t ee a t n wld e f h
y
de ce a el a e i t No t r Diti tofCaio ni .
vi s r oc t d n he rhe n src
lf r a
I contas,
n
r t none oft pa te ha i ntted a wine s i Fl i wih r e nt
he ri s ve de ii ny t s es n orda t elva
i or ton. a em a potntalwines esa a t bel a e i t Norher Ditito
nf ma i Bec us
ny e i t s ppe r o oc t d n he t n src f
Caio n abutnone i Fl i , hi f dorsr y f vor ta f r
lf r i
n orda t s a
tongl a s r nse .
2 Ea eo c s t So r e o o f
. s fAc es o u c s fpr o
I paenti rnge tca e , hebul oft r eva e denc us l c esfom t
n t nfi men s s t
k he el nt vi e ualy om r he
a us i rnger I r Gene e h,566 F. a 1
cc ed nf i . n e
nt c
3d t 345.Her ,t r l va doc e a y e de e
e he e e nt um nt r vi nc
i s a tr i dif r ntl a i wher De e
s c te ed n fe e oc tons
e f ndant a ehe dquare e butnonei l t i
s r a
tr d,
s ocaed n
t Sout r DititofFl i On t o he ha m a De e n sha ofiesi t
he
he n src
orda. he t r nd, ny f nda t ve fc n he
Norhe n DititofCa ior a a t W SS s ir a ehe ua tr d t r
t r src
lf ni , nd he
upple s r adq re e he e.
Howe ,a Ca la s
ver s pe l uggess doc e pr
t, um nt oduci i lke yt beconduced
ton s i l o
t
e e toni a l a t r i no i ca i n t tt s c e w ilr quie phys c e de e t twoul
l c r c ly, nd he e s ndi to ha hi as l e r
i al vi nc ha
d
be c be s m e t t a por . W iLAN US 201 W L 13
um r o o r ns t See A, 3
43535,a *3. ss h,t a ce s
t A uc he c s t e de e f t i neutal
o- vi nc ac or s
r .
Th Co e e eo hePa te
e nv ninc ft ris
W he eata f rsmpl s fst i
r r ns e i y hit he nconve enc fo onepa t t a he ,apl i ifs
ni e r m
ry o not r
antf
c c off r s ul r m an undit be Ca la' c c off u i t Sout r Diti
hoie o um ho d e i
sur d. pel s hoi e or m n he
he n srct
ofFl i i caest ti i co nintf i.Howe r tansert t Norhe n Dititof
orda ndi t ha t s nve e or t
ve , r f o he t r src
Calf ni w ilno i onveni nce Ca l a iscop or t he
ior a l t nc
e
pela, s t
a e adqua t r a c m s a e l a e
r e s nd ot el r oc t d
t e.
her
D e e nt ,on t ot rha a1 a a t be i onveni nce by t Sou he n D i ti t
f nda s
he he nd, l ppe r o nc
e d
he t r sr c
ofFl i be a e none ha ofi esw ihi t s a e r l tng t t a us d pr
orda c us
ve fc
t n he t t e a i o he cc e oduc s I
t. n
co r s ,whie De e nt m a notal be he dquare e i Calf ni ,m a ha ofi s
nt a t
l f nda s y
1
a
t r d n ior a ny ve tce
-
9-
l t i t Norher Diti ofCalf ni ,a al ha c e e t ve t r .
ocaed n he t n srd
ior a nd l ve ons nt d o nue he e
A c or ng y, he c
c di l t onve enc - -he pa tesf c orw e ghsi f voroft a f r
ni e of t - r i a t
i
n a
r ns e .
4 Lo u o
. c s fope aieFa t
r tv c
Thece erofg a t f apa e i rnge e c e i ge r ly wher t a cus
nt
r viy or t nt nfi m nt as s ne al
e he c ed
pr uc wa de i d a de ope Mot ol A/ // I .v. ir o Cor ,8 F. pp.
od t s sgne nd vel d. or a bhïi nc M c osjt p. 04 Su
y,
2d 1 ,1 ( D.Fl 2011 .Capel spladi a i rnge ntc e i empha i
271 276 S. a. )
la' e ngs nd nfi me ontntons
sze
t W SS, co pone oft RO A DM ,m aki i c e rt tt des g a de l e of
he
a m
nt he
ng t l a ha he i n nd ve opm nt
W SS devi esa t i us i t a c ed R OA D M Sw ilbe ce r ope a i f t i t s c s
c nd he r e n he c us
l
ntal r tve ac s n hi a e.
( e eg. Se Am.Compl ( 82(4Se , . , cond
. DE- 1 20530) a 5!23;Pr i I rnge nt
1t
elm. nfi me
Co tn in ( 2 (4 20 29 )a 2.W hi teW SSd vc swe en t ul d sg da d
n e to s DE- 5 1 - 5 ) t ) l h
e
e ie r o f l e ine n
y
de l
ve oped i t N orhe n D i ti tofCalf ni ,t J SU he dquare s C COP bus nes
n he
t r src
ior a he D
a
tr ,
i s
s m e , e nee sc r nty r s
eg nt and ngi r ure l e ponsbl f t de i a de l
i e or he sgn nd ve opme oft de ce a e
nt he vi s r
l a e t r .I c r s ,ne t rt des g nort deve o e oft W SS devi est
oc t d he e n ont a t ihe he i n
he
l pm nt he
c ook
pl c i Fl r da.
ae n oi
Cape l a guest tD e enda ss y RO A DM S f optc ne w or de oye i
la r
ha f
nt uppl
or i al t ks pl d n
Fl r da. owe r D e e
oi H
ve , f ndan s of e t a cus pr
t f r he c ed oduc sf r s e na i i ,w hi h doesnot
t o al tonw de
c
gi r s t a s t nta i e es i a s cii ve
ve i e o ubs a i l nt r t n ny pe tc nue. e I r Ac r Amer c Cor ,626 F.
Se n e e
i a p.
3d
1 1 ( d. r 201 .
252, 256 Fe Ci. 0)
A c r ngl t l usofope atve f c i i t N orhe n D it i tofCalf ni ,not
co di y, he oc
r i a t s n he
t r s rc
ior a
Fl i Thi f ct f vor t a f r
or da. s a or a s r ns e .
TheAv l lt o ocest Compe t Ate
aiabiiy fpr s o
l he tndanc o Unwilng Wine s s
ef
li
t se
Cour sge r ly ta f rca e whe i pora w ines esc d be s
t ne a l r ns e s s
n m t nt t s oul
ubpoe e i t
na d n he
ta f r e f r m butnoti t orgi f u .W iLAN US 201 W L 1
r ns e e o u
n he i nal or m
A, 3
3435 a *4.M a
35, t
ny
oft potntalwines e a et r pary wine s i Ca ior a,whos ate ncet
he e i t s s r hid t t s es n lf ni
e t nda
he
-
10 -
Norhe n Diti ofCaiom i c n c pe wih isRul 45 s
t r srd
lf a a om l t t
e
ubpoenapowe . TheSout r
r
he n
DititofFl i ,howe r ca
src
orda
ve , nnote or e c
nf c ompulor pr es ove t s pot nta wine s
s y oc s r he e e il t s es
be a enoner i i Fl i Alhoug Ca l a gue t tde ii oft s wines e
c us
esde n orda. t h pela r s ha postons he e t s s
coul beus d a ti ,vi a de ii a epoors tt esf lve wines e , es aly
d
e t ral deotped postons r
ubsiut or i
t s s peci l
i c mp e pae tc s swh r t ej r r ma h vef lo u q sinsa trr drc
n o lx tn a e ee h u o s y a ol w-p ueto fe e ie t
e mi ton. c di y,t sf dorwei i f vorofta f r
xa nai Ac or ngl hi a
ghs n a
r ns e .
6. TheReatveM e o hePari
li
ans ft
tes
Ca l s prnci la gum e i t ti i a s a lc pany t tne t pr e tis
pela' i pa r
nt s ha t s m l om
ha eds o ot c t
pae si af u t ti f se t n t Norhe n Diti ofCalf ni Howe r Ca lai
tnt n or m ha s a t r ha he
t r srct
ior a.
ve , pe l s
onl s albe a ei decdedt s l isas e s a t dif r nc i tm ef pr e utng pa e
y m l c us t i o el t s t, nd he fe e e n i or os c i
t nt
c s sbewe n t t ditit i a mos sx m ont whih c n ha dl be c i r
a e t e he wo src s s t t i
hs, c a r y
onsde ed
p o e a i A cc di y, hi f c ori a m os neuta .
r bl m tc. or ngl t s a t s t
t
rl
7. X Forum ' Fam ii t wih t Gover ng Law
s
lariy t he
ni
Bot di t i t ar f m ii rw ih f r lpa en l w .Thi f t i ne r .
h s rc s e a la t ede a t t a
s ac or s ut al
# Pl itf sChoc o r m
. an i
f' ie fFo u
Gene a l t pl ntf sc c off r i gi n c i a e de e e e.Robi on v
r ly, he ai if hoie o um s ve onsder bl f r nc
ns .
Gi mar o( BilP. ,74F. 253, ( t Ci.1 ( antf sc c off um s d
ar c f l, C.
3d
260 11h r 996) pli if hoie or houl
no bedit bedunls ii cla l out i dbyot rc i ai ) Howeve,onl
t sur
e s t s e ry weghe
he onsdertons.
r y
mi ma def e ei rquiedwher ( apl ntf ha c e af m t ti no ishome
ni l ernc s e r
e a) ai if s hos n onz ha s t t
f u or( t ope ai fcsundel ngt ca eofa in di notoc urwihi t f um
or m b) he r tve a t
ryi he us cto d
c t n he or
t pl n ifhasc e Ce l ar s on Tec .& Te l comm . L. v Alt lCor ,508 F. pp.
he ai tf
hos n. lul vii
hs
le
, P. . le
p.
Su
2d 11 1 ( D. a.2007) WiLAN USA, 3W L 13
86, 889 S. Fl
; 201
43535,a *5.
t
-
11 -
Ca l i aDelwa ec por ton wih isprncpal a e ofbusne si Sa J e,
pela s
a r or a i
t t i i pl c
i s n n os
Caior a Iss ni m a ge e a l d c
lf ni. t e or na m nt nd ea ouns a lr i i t Norhe n Dititof
el l esde n he t r src
Calf ni wih no ofiesoro r tonsl atd i Fl i . A spr ousy dicus e t l us
ior a t
fc
pe a i oc e n orda
evi l s s d, he oc
ofope a i f ti i t Norher DititofCa ior a. Be us t Sout r D i ti tof
r tve ac s n he
t n src
lf ni
ca e he
he n s r c
Fl i i ne t rCa la' home f u nort l usofoper tvef t Cape l s c c i
orda s ihe pe l s
or m
he oc
a i ac ,
la' hoi e s
entte t mi malde e e e, ndt sf dorwe g onl wea y a i tta f .
ild o ni
f r nc a hi a
i hs y
kl ga ns r nser
# T il m ce ya t I e e t o sie
. ra E inc nd he ntrss flu t
c
TheCour m us alo t ke i o c i r ton t publc i e es c i r tonsof
t t s a nt onsde a i he
i -nt r t onsde a i
s tmi itgiya f ine s s ha j diil fiin y a dtef l m sae sc n e to t
yse c ne xt nd ar s, uc s u ca e fce c n h o' tt' o n cin o
u
t diput Se M ot ol M obii , 80 F.
he s e. e or a
lt 4 Supp.2d a 1
y
t 278.
The N orher D it i ofCalf ni ' l ali e es i g e t rt n t So he n D it i t
t n s rd
ior a s oc nt r t s r a e ha he ut r s r c
o Flrd ' itr s b c u etemao i o t pa t sa dt idp risha eete
f o ia s n ee t e a s h j rt f he ri n hr a t v i r
y
e
e
h
h a q a tr o mao o fc slc tdwi nteNo te Ditito Caio naa dal o d c
e d u res r j r fi e o ae t h rh m src f lf r i n 1 c n u t
hi
busne st r .I c r s , di cus e above none oft pari sha s g tca co a t
i s he e n ont a t as s s d
he te ve i nii nt nt c s
,
wih t Sout r Diti tofFl i a alwines e r sde outi ofFl i .
t he
he n src
orda nd l t s s e i
sde
orda
Asf r u ca efce c t s c s sh v b e c ns ld tdf rp era c s
o j diil fiin y,he e a e a e e n o o iae o rtil a e
ma ge ntbe us t y i vet s m epa e sa s bsa ily smia is of
na me
ca e he nvol he n
t nt nd u t nta l i lr s ues
i rnge e , t y s d r i c oldae i eihe f r . W hie Ca la m a be
nfi m nt and he houl ema n ons i td n t r o um
l pe l y
c r c i a s tngt tt Sout r DititofFl i sdoc ti mi maly l s conge t d,
ore t n s eri ha he
he n src
orda'
ke s ni l e s
se
t sc i r ton i out i he by t sdititslck ofc
hi onsde ai s we g d hi src ' a
onne i t t diput . See I re
cton o he s e
n
Ge nt h,I .566F. a 1 (i t ti ma beaconsdeai i t ta fra l i
ne ec nc,
3d t 347 tme o ral y
i rton n he rnse nayss,
buts dnotout ghs vealot r l ntf cor poi i t ot rwa . cor ngl o
houl
wei e r her eeva a t s ntng he he y) Ac di y, n
b ln e teitr sso -u tc fco fv r ta se .
aa c ,h nee t- fj sie a t r a o s r n fr
-
12 -
1
11. Concl on
usi
W he a 1oft r lva f t sa e c i e , t Cour fndst tDef nda sha
n 1 he ee nt acor r onsder d he
t i ha
e nt ve
m e t rbur n ofs
t hei de
howi t tt a f r oft e f ur c est t N orher D i ti of
ng ha r ns e
hes o as o he
t n s rct
Ca iom i i a o i t ,pm iulry g ve t lm ie def r nceowe Ca la' c c ofa
lf a s ppr pra e
c a l i n he i t d e e
d pe l s hoi e
ve w hi h i neihe isr i nc nort l us ofope a i f c . Ac or ngl i i
nue c s t r t es de e
he oc
r tve a t c di y, t s
ORDERED t t
ha
l Ca l Pho oni s l v.Cic Sys,l ,Cas No.1 20529:
n pela t c , nc.
s o . nc. e
4-
a Cic sM oint Trnse Ve ue( 1 )i GRANTED.
. s o' to o a fr n DE- 9 s
I Ca l Phot cs I v.Cina Cor ,e a .Cas No. 1 20530:
n pela
oni , nc.
e
p. t l, e
4-
a Cina' M oto t Tr f Venueg 43ji GRANTED.
. e s in o anser
DE- s
l Ca laPh tn c ,nc v. jtuNewo kCo 's Ca eNo 1 - 0 31
n pel oo is l . Fuis t r mmcn , s . 4 2 5 :
a. FNC' M otont Tr frVenue( 251i GRANTED.
S i o anse
DE- s
4)
I Ca l Phot cs I v.Te lbs l ,e a1,Cas No.1 60350:
n pela
oni , nc.
la , nc. t . e
4-
a TelbsOp a dCo in ' M oint Trnse Ve eg 6 )i
. la
s n ra ts to o a fr nu DE- 3 s
GR AN TED .
5)
TheClr s l TRAN SFER t f a
e k ha l
he our bove syl a tonst t Unie St t
-t ed c i o he t d aes
Diti tCour f t Norhe n DititofCalf i Thenotc ofta f r
src
t or he
t r src
iom a.
ie r ns e
s l not t tt ca e ha bee cons i t d f pr ralpur es
ha l e ha he s s ve n
olda e or eti
pos .
DONE a ORDERED i M im i Fl i t s
nd
n a , orda, hi
25 d ofJul 2014.
/ ay y,
.
.
*
PATRI A A .SEI
CI
TZ
UN I
TED STATES DI
STRI J
CT UDGE
Al Couns lofRec d
l
e
or
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
Why Is My Information Online?