Cooper Technologies, Inc. v. Thomas & Betts Corporation, No. 2:06-cv-00242 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2008)

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Before the court is the defendant’s motion (#20) to stay this action pending reexamination of the patents-in-suit. For the foregoing reasons, the court denies the defendant’s motion. 1. Background In this case, Cooper Technologies, Co. (“Cooper”) contends that Thomas & Betts, Corp. (“Thomas & Betts”) infringes various claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,504,103 and 6,984,791. The ‘791 patent issued from an application that was a continuation of the application that underlies the ‘103 patent.