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

E.D. Tex.

Norman IP Holdings, LLC v. Adtran, Inc., No. 6:13-cv-00392 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 8, 2014)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:13-cv-00392, Dkt. No. 14
Decided
October 8, 2014
Judge
John D. Love, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. This action is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED until the PTO has issued its final decisions on the inter partes review of claim 6 of the '597 Patent. The Court ORDERS the parties to file a status report with…
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendant s’1 Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Reexamination and Inter Partes Review (Doc. No . 190) (“ MOTION”). Plaintiff, Norman IP Holdings, LLC (“Norman”) did not respond. On October 7, 2014, the Court held a hearing on the Motion. Having fully considered the parties’ arguments and for the reasons set forth herein, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to stay. The stay is limited to the initial completion of IPR involving claim 6 of the ‘597 patent. BACKGROUND Norman’s complaint alleges ADTRAN infringes U.S. Patent Nos .