In a pair of rulings on Feb. 16, U.S. District Judge Josephine Tucker in Los Angeles found that Solid Oak Software Inc. provided sufficient reasons why the Chinese government was exempted from the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which generally immunizes foreign countries from U.S. lawsuits. The court also granted a default motion against the Chinese government, which has failed to respond to the lawsuit in court.
The Chinese government was engaged in the licensing of intellectual property rights — a clear exception to the FSIA, said Gregory Fayer, an attorney at Los Angeles-based Gipson, Hoffman & Pancione, who represents Solid Oak, which is based in Santa Barbara, Calif.
