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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

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYNOPSYS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ATOPTECH, INC,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-02965-MMC 

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS 

FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, 

JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING 

VERDICT ON BREACH OF 

CONTRACT, AND ENTRY OF 

JUDGMENT; DIRECTIONS TO 

PARTIES

Re: Dkt. Nos. 723, 727, 729

The Court is in receipt of plaintiff Synopsys, Inc.’s “Motion for Permanent 

Injunction and for Disposition of Infringing Copies and Means,” as well as plaintiff’s “Rule 

50(b) Motion on Breach of Contract,” and “Motion for Entry of Final Judgment,” each filed 

April 7, 2016. Said motions would appear to be premature, however, as the issue of 

equitable estoppel, which defendant ATopTech, Inc. has asserted as an affirmative 

defense to plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim, remains pending.

Accordingly, the above-referenced three motions are hereby DENIED, without 

prejudice to re-filing1 after the equitable estoppel issue has been resolved. The parties 

are hereby DIRECTED to meet and confer, and submit, no later than April 22, 2016, a 

joint stipulation as to the manner and schedule upon which said issue will be presented to 

 1 If no changes have been made, chambers copies of the re-filed motions need not 

be provided.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 11, 2016

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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