Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Spa Syspatronic, AG v. Verifone, Inc. et al, No. 2:07-cv-00416 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 24, 2008)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:07-cv-00416, Dkt. No. 89
Decided
April 24, 2008
Judge
John D. Love, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
***VACATED PER ORDER #107***MEMORANDUM AND OPINION AND ORDER - for foregoing reasons dfts Motion to Stay Proceedings 50 is granted. The court orders the parties to provide a status report on the reexamination every sixty (60) days from the …
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants VeriFone, Inc.’s and VeriFone Holdings, Inc.’s (hereinafter “VeriFone” or “Defendants”) Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending a Reexamination of the Patent-in- Suit (Doc. No. 50). For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND On September 18, 2007, Spa Sy spatronic, AG (her einafter “Spa”) f iled suit alleg ing Defendants are actively infringing U.S. Patent No. 5,093,862 (hereinafter “the ‘862 patent”).