Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. v. Stryker Corporation et al

Filing 151

ORDER by Judge Richard Seeborg granting 149 Motion to Lift Stay (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA,
INC.,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO LIFT
STAY

v.
STRYKER CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 14-cv-00876-RS

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On March 30, 2015, this patent infringement litigation was stayed pending an inter partes

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review (“IPR”) by the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). Plaintiff Karl

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Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. (“KSEA”) now moves to lift the stay, and defendants Stryker

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Corporation and Stryker Communications, Inc. (“Stryker”) do not oppose the motion. Dkt. No.

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150. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), plaintiff’s motion set for January 21, 2016, is suitable

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for disposition without oral argument, and the hearing will be vacated.

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The PTAB declined to institute trials relating to U.S. Patent Nos. 7,471,310 (“the ’310

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patent”); 7,821,530 (“the ’530 patent”); 7,844,657 (“the ’657 patent”); and 8,439,821 (“the ’821

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patent”). See Dkt. No. 147. The PTAB also entered judgment ending the inter partes proceedings

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relating to U.S. Patent No. 8,069,420 (“the ’420 patent”). As all five patents asserted in this

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litigation no longer are under inter partes review, KSEA’s motion to lift the stay accordingly will

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be granted.

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A Case Management Conference shall be held on February 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

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California. The parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement at least one week prior to the

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Conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 5, 2016
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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