NXP USA Inc v. Impinj Inc

— 1 — — 2 — — 3 — — 4 — — 5 — UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE — 7 — NXP USA, INC., and NXP B.V., CASE NO. 2:20-cv-01503-JHC — 8 — Plaintiffs, ORDER RE: IMPINJ’S MOTION FOR — 9 — JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW v. — 10 — IMPINJ, INC., — 11 — Defendant. — 12 — — 13 — — 14 — Before the Court is Impinj’s motion for judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule — 15 — of Civil Procedure 50(a) as to infringement. Dkt. # 538. NXP opposes the motion. Dkt. # 542. — 16 — Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a)(1), “[i]f a party has been fully heard on an — 17 — issue during a jury trial and the court finds that a reasonable jury would not have a legally — 18 — sufficient evidentiary basis to find for the party on that issue,” the Court may resolve that issue — 19 — against the party. A motion for judgment as a matter of law under Rule 50(a) should be granted — 20 — if “the evidence presented at trial permits only one reasonable conclusion.” Torres v. City of Los — 21 — Angeles, 548 F.3d 1197, 1205 (9th Cir. 2008) (quoting Santos v. Gates, 287 F.3d 846, 851 (9th — 22 — Cir. 2002)). “[A] motion for a judgment as a matter of law is properly granted only if no — 23 — reasonable juror could find in the non-moving party’s favor.” Id. (quoting El–Hakem v. BJY — 24 — 1 Inc., 415 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir. 2005)). “The evidence must be viewed in the light most 2 favorable to the nonmoving party, and all reasonable inferences must be drawn in favor of that 3 party.” Jd. at 1205-06; see also Powell v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 663 F.3d 1221, 1228 (Fed. 4 Cir. 2011) (“JMOL is appropriate when ‘a reasonable jury would not have a legally sufficient 5 evidentiary basis to find for the party on that issue.” (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1))). 6 The Court DENIES the motion (Dkt. # 538) without prejudice to any post-trial motion. 7 Dated this 20th day of June, 2023. ot 4. Char 9 John H.Chun United States District Judge — 10 — 1] — 12 — — 13 — — 14 — — 15 — — 16 — — 17 — — 18 — — 19 — — 20 — — 21 — — 22 — — 23 — — 24 —