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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

A&S ELECTRONICS, INC., ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-03570-YGR 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS 

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT 

Re: Dkt. No. 49 

Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) brings this copyright and trademark case 

against Defendants Alan Lin and A&S Electronics, Inc. (collectively, “A&S”), which resells 

“used” Microsoft software online without Microsoft’s authorization. Microsoft filed its Third 

Amended Complaint (“TAC”) against A&S on February 18, 2016. (Dkt. No. 45.) A&S moved to 

dismiss the TAC on March 9, 2016. (Dkt. No. 49.) 

Having carefully considered the papers submitted and the pleadings in this action, and for 

the reasons stated on the record at the hearing on April 19, 2016, the Court DENIES the Motion to 

Dismiss the TAC. 

As discussed on the record, Microsoft has the burden of establishing the licensing 

agreements alleged in the TAC, and this issue is central to the entire action. The Court has 

directed the parties to conduct focused discovery on this issue alone, and for the parties to file 

cross-motions for summary judgment on the issue of existence of the alleged licenses on the 

following timetable: 

A&S shall file its Motion for Summary Judgment on the license/sale issue by: 8/16/16; 

Microsoft shall file its Opposition to A&S’s Motion and Cross-Motion for Summary 

Judgment by: August 30, 2016; 

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A&S shall file its Reply and Opposition to Microsoft’s Cross-Motion by: September 13, 

2016; 

Microsoft shall file its Reply on its motion by September 27, 2016. 

The hearing on the cross-motions is SET for October 18, 2016, at 2:00pm. In Courtroom 1, 

Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California. 

This terminates Docket No. 49. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 28, 2016 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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