Futurewei Technologies, Inc. v. Acacia Research Corp.

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• noting that 22 “[r]esolution of whether the second-filed action should proceed presents a question sufficiently tied to patent law that the question is governed by [Federal Circuit] law” (citing Elecs. For 23 Imaging, Inc. v. Coyle, 394 F.3d 1341, 1345–46 (Fed. Cir. 2005))
• “Resolution of whether the second-filed action should proceed presents a question sufficiently tied to patent law that the question is governed by this circuit’s law.”
• “Application of the first-to-file rule is 7 generally a matter for a district court’s discretion, exercised within governing legal constraints.”
• purpose of the first-to-file rule is to “avoid conflicting decisions and promote judicial efficiency” (inter- nal quotation marks and citation omitted)
• “It makes no sense for this count to be adjudicated as a stand-alone claim in California while the relevant, substantive claims to which it directly relates are being litigated in Texas.”
• “Justification for an exception [to the first-to-file rule] may be found in ‘the convenience and availability of witnesses, ... the possibility of consolidation with related litigation, or considerations relating to the real party in interest.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).