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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYNOPSYS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ATOPTECH, INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 13-2965 MMC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS AND TO

STRIKE ALLEGATIONS AND

DEFENSES

Before the Court is plaintiff Synopsys, Inc.’s (“Synopsys”) Motion to Dismiss

Defendant AtopTech’s Amended Counterclaims and to Strike Allegations and Affirmative

Defenses, filed March 30, 2015, pursuant to Rules 12(b)(6) and 12(f) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure. Defendant ATopTech, Inc. (“ATopTech”) has filed opposition, to which

Synopsys has replied. The matter came on regularly for hearing on May 8, 2015. David C.

Kiernan, Patrick T. Michael, and Amir Q. Amiri of Jones Day appeared on behalf of

Synopsys. Daniel B. Asimow, Paul Alexander, and Daniel Pastor of Arnold & Porter LLP

appeared on behalf of ATopTech. Having considered the parties’ respective written

submissions and the arguments of counsel, the Court, for the reasons stated on the record,

hereby GRANTS the motion.

Accordingly, Counts I through VII are hereby DISMISSED, the Ninth and Eleventh

Affirmative Defenses are hereby STRICKEN, and the challenged portions of paragraphs 2,

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6, 9, 12, 15, and 28 of the Answer are hereby STRICKEN. ATopTech is hereby afforded

leave to amend to cure the deficiencies noted, any such amended pleading to be filed no

later than June 1, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 8, 2015 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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