Pacer - e.DIGITAL v. IBABY Labs - ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
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Aug 22, 2016 06:46PM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA E.DIGITAL CORPORATION,
Plaintiff, v. IBABY LABS, INC., Defendant. |
Indirect Infringement
e.Digital also asserts claims for indirect infringement of each of the patents-in-suit. "Indirect infringement, whether inducement to infringe or contributory infringement, can only arise in the presence of direct infringement . . . ." Dynacore Holdings Corp. v. U.S. Philips Corp., 363 F.3d 1263, 1272 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Accordingly, because the Court has already concluded that e.Digital has failed to state a claim for direct infringement, e.Digital’s claims for indirect infringement must fail as well.
CONCLUSION The Court grants iBaby’s Motion to Dismiss with leave to amend. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 22, 2016 ______________________________________ JON S. TIGAR United States District Judge