3M Company et al v. Amphenol Corp.

MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim or, in the Alternative, for a More Definite Statement -

D. Del.July 5, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE 3M COMPANY and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Plaintiffs, v. AMPHENOL CORP., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 17-360-VAC-MPT DEFENDANT AMPHENOL CORP.’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT Defendant Amphenol Corp. respectfully moves the Court to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, or, in the alternative, for a more definite statement. The grounds for this motion are fully set forth in Defendant’s opening brief. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests that the Court grant this motion and enter the proposed order attached hereto. OF COUNSEL: Michael N. Rader Chelsea A. Loughran Turhan F. Sarwar WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02210 (617) 646-8429 Dated: July 5, 2017 /s/ Karen E. Keller Karen E. Keller (No. 4489) Jeffrey T. Castellano (No. 4837) David M. Fry (No. 5486) SHAW KELLER LLP I.M. Pei Building 1105 North Market Street, 12th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 298-0700 kkeller@shawkeller.com jcastellano@shawkeller.com dfry@shawkeller.com Attorneys for Defendant Case 1:17-cv-00360-VAC-MPT Document 12 Filed 07/05/17 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 306 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE 3M COMPANY and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Plaintiffs, v. AMPHENOL CORP., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 17-360-VAC-MPT [PROPOSED ORDER] GRANTING DEFENDANT AMPHENOL CORP.’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT At Wilmington this ____ day of ______________, 2017, having considered Defendant Amphenol Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, or, in the Alternative, for a More Definite Statement; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed. _____________________________ United States Magistrate Judge Case 1:17-cv-00360-VAC-MPT Document 12-1 Filed 07/05/17 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 307