Benefit Funding Systems v. Advance America Cash, No. 14-1122 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2014)

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Appellants, Benefit Funding Systems LLC and R e- tirement Capital Access Management Company LLC , appeal from the district court’s stay of patent infring e- ment litigation pending covered business method review of the asserted claims. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s order staying the case. BACKGROUND Appellants sued Appellees, Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, CNU Online Holdings, and U.S. Bancorp, alleging that they infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,625,582 ( “’582 patent”).