Court declines to unseal inflammatory answer

Accenture Global Services GMBH, et al., v. Guidewire Software Inc., Civ. No. 07-826-SLR, June 30, 2009.

Robinson, J.  Defendant’s motion to dismiss tortious interference with business claim is denied; its motion to amend its answer to allege trade secret misappropriation claim is granted; and its motion to unseal its proposed amended answer is denied.

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State court stays license dispute having tired of posturing for MDL advantage

Rembrandt Technologies, L.P. v. Harris Corporation ,Del. Super., C.A. No. 07C-09-059-JRS, May 22 , 2009.

Slights J.  Defendant’s Motion to Stay is granted pending the entry of a final order on the Markman ruling in the multi-district federal patent litigation.

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Tortious interference counterclaim is preempted by federal patent law but inequitable conduct counterclaim remains

Wilco AG v. Packaging Technologies & Inspection LLC, Civ. No. 08-635-SLR, May 19 , 2009.

Robinson J.  The Court grants plaintiff's motion to dismiss counterclaim of tortuous interference with business relations and denies motion to dismiss the counterclaim of inequitable conduct.

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Complaint alleging misuse of confidential information survives 12(b)(6) attack

Spear Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Blair & Company, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 07-821-JJF, April 27, 2009.

Farnan, J.  Defendants’ 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss supplemental complaint are denied.

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Court grants parties' competing motions to dismiss certain claims and counterclaims

Accenture Global Services GmbH, et al. v. Guidewire Software, Inc., No. 07-826-SLR, October 8, 2008.

Robinson, J. Court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ state law claims and trade secret misappropriation claims and grants plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss defendants’ bad faith litigation counterclaims.

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Braintree Labs survives antitrust and tortious interference challenge

Unfair competition claim is defeated in summary adjudication; other motions are denied

TruePosition, Inc. v. Andrew Corporation, C.A. No. 05-747-SLR, August 23, 2007.

Robinson, J.  Defendant’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement is denied. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment of invalidity due to indefiniteness is denied.  Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss five “standards-based” counterclaims is denied.  Defendant can not present its fraud theory at trial because it cannot prove damages.  Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment relating to unfair competition is granted in part but denied as to fraud, equitable estoppel, implied license and promissory estoppel.

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This Court has no jurisdiction over German parent of Delaware subsidiaries

Two of three state law claims were dismissed. Discovery was stayed as to unjust enrichment

Knova Software, Inc. et al. v. Inquira, Inc., No. 067-381-JJF, Apr. 27, 2007.

Farnan, J.  Defendant's motion to dismiss claims of intentional interference with prospective economic relationships and unfair competition was granted.  Motion to dismiss unjust enrichment claim was denied.

 

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