(October 14, 2015, 9:12 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Efforts by a plaintiff to obtain dismissal of patent and copyright infringement counterclaims were unsuccessful Sept. 28, when a California federal judge instead ruled that the case — which involves hardware and software used in the dairy industry — should proceed (BECO Dairy Automation Inc. v. Global Tech Systems Inc., No. 12-1310, E.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130503)....