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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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Case No.13-cv-05038-NC 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ENPLAS DISPLAY DEVICE 

CORPORATION, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR 

COMPANY, LTD.,

Defendant.

Case No.13-cv-05038-NC 

ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL

BRIEFING RE: CHOICE OF LAW

Federal circuit law applies to issues “unique to patent law and regional circuit law 

to issues unrelated to patent law.” Atlas IP, LLC v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 2015-1071, 2015 

WL 6550622, at *4 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 29, 2015). Thus, the Court ORDERS the parties to 

submit additional briefing as to the choice of law on the following issues:

1. Amendment of pleadings at the summary judgment stage

2. Sufficiency of a covenant not to sue

3. Mootness in a declaratory judgment action

The parties may each submit a single brief addressing these issues, not to exceed 

three pages. The briefing is due by 5:00 p.m. on November 17, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2015 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:13-cv-05038-NC Document 194 Filed 11/16/15 Page 1 of 1