On August 29, 2014, Defendants filed their answers. # 13)), after which Defendants withdrew their motion to dismiss ( see Dkt. # 11) at 8, 13, 14.) Wizards then filed its first amended complaint ("FAC") on Aug( see FAC (Dkt. # 1).) Defendants responded on July 15, 2014, with a motion to dismiss directed to a non-patent claim and the issue of personal jurisdiction. On May 14, 2014, Wizards filed its initial complaint against Defendants, alleging patent infringement and other claims not at issue here. # 61-1).) Wizards alleges that Defendants Cryptozoic Entertainment LLC and Hex Entertainment LLC (collectively "Defendants") infringed its patent rights with their accused game-"Hex: Shards of Fate" ("Shards of Fate")-before the '957 Patent expired on June 22, 2014. RE 37'957 ("the '957 Patent"), which relates to Wizards' trading card game, "Magic: The Gathering" ("Magic"). Plaintiff Wizards of the Coast LLC ("Wizards") is the assignee of now-expired United States Patent No. This is a patent infringement case involving trading card games. The court finds oral argument to be unnecessary for the disposition of these motions. Being fully advised, the court GRANTS both motions for the reasons set forth below. The court has considered the motions, all submissions filed in support thereof and opposition thereto, the balance of the record, and the relevant law. These motions seek to add to this case theories of contributory patent infringement and inducement of patent infringement. # 41)) and motion for leave to file a second amended complaint (2d Mot. INTRODUCTIONīefore the court are Plaintiff Wizards of the Coast LLC's ("Wizards") motion for leave to amend its preliminary infringement contentions (1st Mot.
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO AMEND I.
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