A decision by Judge Michael Simon (D. Or.) today in Future Motion, Inc. v. Lai denies plaintiff's request for an All Writs Act injunction against nonparty Google:
Plaintiff develops, manufactures, markets, and sells a line of self-balancing electric skateboards and related items. In November 2023, Plaintiff brought this lawsuit against Defendant Tony Lai, doing business as Floatwheel. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant is infringing four of Plaintiff's patents on its skateboard technology by manufacturing, importing, and selling Floatwheel-branded, self-balancing electric skateboards to customers in the United States.
Earlier, Judge Simon had issued an injunction purporting to bind third parties, including domain name registrars and video platform providers:
