District Court, N.D. California February 2, 2012, No. C-11-2709 EMC (Barnes & Noble, Inc. v. LSI Corp.)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE

EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiff Barnes & Noble’s (“BN”) affirmative defenses. Docket No. 71. After considering the parties’ submissions and oral argument, the Court hereby enters the following order.

I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs BN and BN.