Lighting Science Group Corporation v. Shenzhen Jiawei Photovoltaic Lighting Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 83

ORDER APPROVING 82 DEFENDANTS' STIPULATION TO BE BOUND AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING INTER PARTES REVIEW. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 6/27/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/27/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

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v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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SHENZHEN JIAWEI PHOTOVOLTAIC
LIGHTING CO., LTD., et al.,

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Case No. 16-cv-03886-BLF
ORDER APPROVING DEFENDANTS'
STIPULATION TO BE BOUND AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING
INTER PARTES REVIEW

Defendants.

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On June 19, 2017, the Court conditionally granted Defendants Shenzhen Jiawei

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Photovoltaic Lighting Co., Ltd., and Jiawei Technology (USA), Limited’s (collectively, “Jiawei”)

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Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review. ECF 81. The Court conditioned its decision on

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Jiawei’s agreeing to be bound by estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) as if it were a party to the

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inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings. Id. at 9-10. Jiawei has now filed a stipulation so

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agreeing to be bound. ECF 82.

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The Court APPROVES Jiawei’s stipulation at ECF 82 and finds that it meets the condition

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set forth in the Court’s order. This case is STAYED pending proceedings in IPR2017-01287,

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IPR2017-01280, and IPR2017-01285. The parties shall notify the Court within seven (7) days if

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institution is denied or if a final written decision issues in any of the above-mentioned

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proceedings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 27. 2017
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge