Codexis, Inc. v. EnzymeWorks, Inc., No. 18-1655 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2019)

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EnzymeWorks, Inc., Suzhou Hanmei Biotechnology Co., d/b/a EnzymeWorks, Inc. (China), Junhua Tao, and Andrew Tao (collectively “EnzymeWorks”) appeal from or- ders of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The district court impos ed sanctions on En- zymeWorks’s counsel for unreasonably multiplying the proceedings and violating the local rules (“Sanctions Or- der”). T he district court also held EnzymeWorks in con- tempt of a district court protective order and imposed sanctions for violating the order (“Contempt Order”).