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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:0271 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WEST VIEW RESEARCH, LLC, a 

California corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, a 

Delaware corporation; and BMW 

MANUFACTURING CO., LLC, a 

Delaware corporation,

Defendants.

Case No.: 16-CV-2590 JLS (AGS)

ORDER REQUESTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

(ECF No. 38)

Presently before the Court is Defendants BMW of North America, LLC’s and BMW 

Manufacturing Co., LLC’s (collectively, “BMW Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Pursuant 

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3). (ECF No. 38.) Also before the Court are Plaintiff’s Response 

in Opposition to, (“Opp’n,” ECF No. 45), and BMW Defendants’ Reply in Support of, 

(“Reply,” ECF No. 46), the Motion to Dismiss. Recently, the Federal Circuit issued its 

opinion in In re Cray, Inc., —F.3d—, 2017 WL 4201535 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 21, 2017). Cray

directly addressed the issue of what constitutes “a regular and establish place of business” 

under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b). Accordingly, the Court finds that supplemental briefing is 

necessary to adjudicate the Motion to Dismiss. The supplemental briefing shall address the 

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issue of whether and to what extent In re Cray affects the Motion presently before the 

Court. Accordingly, Plaintiff SHALL FILE a supplemental briefing on or before October 

20, 2017. Defendant SHALL FILE its responsive brief on or before November 3, 2017. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 4, 2017

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