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SpeedTrack, Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
May 6, 2014
No. C 07-3602 PJH (N.D. Cal. May. 6, 2014)

Summary

ruling that in view of the indemnification obligations the manufacturer owed to its customer, the manufacturer was in privity with the customer such that claim preclusion could apply

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Opinion

No. C 07-3602 PJH

05-06-2014

SPEEDTRACK, INC., Plaintiff, v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC., et al., Defendants.


JUDGMENT

The court having granted defendants' motion for summary judgment,

it is Ordered and Adjudged

that judgment is entered in favor of defendants Office Depot, Inc., CDW Corporation, Newegg Inc., and PC Connection, Inc., and against plaintiff SpeedTrack, Inc., on the claims asserted against them.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge


Summaries of

SpeedTrack, Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
May 6, 2014
No. C 07-3602 PJH (N.D. Cal. May. 6, 2014)

ruling that in view of the indemnification obligations the manufacturer owed to its customer, the manufacturer was in privity with the customer such that claim preclusion could apply

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In SpeedTrack, the court found that the defendant-customers were in privity with the supplier of software for managing defendants' websites, and thus the customer-defendants could assert res judicata defensively against SpeedTrack based on the software supplier's previous non-infringement judgment.

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In Office Depot, the court held on summary judgment that Wal-Mart did not prevent SpeedTrack from asserting claims under the doctrine of equivalents, because defendants were unable to show the claims were actually litigated.

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Case details for

SpeedTrack, Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:SPEEDTRACK, INC., Plaintiff, v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC., et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: May 6, 2014

Citations

No. C 07-3602 PJH (N.D. Cal. May. 6, 2014)

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