Fujitsu Limited v. Belkin International, Inc. et al

Filing 524

Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh denying 521 D-Link Corporation's and D-Link System's Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law Re: Alter Ego Liability and Patent Exhaustion.(lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/11/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

SAN JOSE DIVISION
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FUJITSU LIMITED,

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Plaintiff,
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BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BELKIN, )
INC.; D-LINK CORPORATION; D-LINK
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SYSTEMS, INC.; NETGEAR, INC.; ZYXEL )
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; and )
ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 10-CV-03972-LHK

ORDER DENYING D-LINK
CORPORATION’S AND D-LINK
SYSTEMS, INC.’S FED. R. CIV. P. 50(a)
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A
MATTER OF LAW RE: ALTER EGO
LIABILITY AND PATENT
EXHAUSTION

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Pursuant to Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court finds that there is
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a legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find Defendant D-Link Corporation
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liable for infringement and damages. Accordingly, the Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law
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Regarding Alter Ego Liability and Patent Exhaustion, filed by Defendants D-Link Corporation and
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D-Link Systems, is DENIED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2012

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

Case No: 10-CV-03972-LHK
ORDER DENYING D-LINK CORPORATION’S AND D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC.’S FED. R. CIV. P. 50(a) MOTION
FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW