St Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. v. Apple Inc.

Filing 35

STIPULATION to Stay Action by St Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc.. (McGonigle, Patricia)

St Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. v. Apple Inc.

Doc. 35

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ST. CLAIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS, INC., Civil Action No. 09-804-JJF-LPS Plaintiff, v. APPLE INC., Defendant. STIPULATION TO STAY ACTION WHEREAS, Plaintiff St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. ("St. Clair") filed its Complaint for Patent Infringement against Defendant Apple Inc. ("Apple") on October 26, 2009; WHEREAS, St. Clair filed its First Amended Complaint against Apple on January 27, 2010; WHEREAS, at the time the above-captioned matter was filed, St. Clair identified the related actions styled as follows: a. St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al., C.A. No. 04-1436-JJF-LPS (D. Del.) (the "Samsung related action"); b. St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Siemens AG, et al., C.A. No. 06-403-JJF-LPS (D. Del.) (the "Siemens related action"); c. St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. LG Electronics Inc., et al., C.A. No. 06-404-JJF-LPS (D. Del.) (the "LG related action"); d. St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Research In Motion LTD., et al., C.A. No. 08-371-JJF-LPS (D. Del.) (the "RIM related action"); and
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St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Fujifilm Holdings Corp., et al., C.A. No. 08-373-JJF-LPS (D. Del.) (the "Fujifilm related action"); and

WHEREAS, the Samsung, Siemens, LG, RIM, and Fujifilm related actions have been stayed by the Court pending the outcome of the St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (Case Nos. 2009-1052, 2010-1137, -1140) ("St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal"). (See C.A. No. 04-1436-JJF-LPS, D.I. 1031, 1038; C.A. No. 06-403-JJF-LPS, D.I. 419, 420; C.A. No. 06-404-JJF-LPS, D.I. 736, 742; C.A. No. 08-371-JJF-LPS, D.I. 456, 460; and C.A. No. 08373-JJF-LPS, D.I. 331, 335); WHEREAS, the Court entered a Rule 16 Scheduling Order on March 2, 2010 (D.I. 12) and an Addendum to Rule 16 Scheduling Order on April 6, 2010 (D.I. 23); and WHEREAS, in light of the stays in the Samsung, Siemens, LG, RIM, and Fujifilm related actions, St. Clair and Apple have agreed to stay the above-captioned matter pending a decision in the St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the undersigned counsel, subject to the Court's approval, that: 1. The above-captioned matter will be stayed until the Federal Circuit issues a

decision in the St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal. 2. The remaining deadlines in the Court's Rule 16 Scheduling Order (D.I. 12) and

Addendum to Rule 16 Scheduling Order (D.I. 23) will be extended in light of the stay. 3. The parties shall advise the Court within ten (10) days of the issuance of a

decision from the Federal Circuit on the pending St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal.

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Within twenty (20) days of the issuance of a decision from the Federal Circuit on

the pending St. Clair v. Fujifilm appeal, the parties shall submit a proposed amended Rule 16 Scheduling Order to the Court. SEITZ, VAN OGTROP & GREEN, P.A. /s/ Patricia P. McGonigle ____________________________________ George H. Seitz, III (No. 667) [e-mail] Patricia P. McGonigle (No. 3126) [e-mail] SEITZ, VAN OGTROP & GREEN 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 68 Wilmington, DE 19899 [phone] Of Counsel: Ronald J. Schutz, Esq. Jake M. Holdreith, Esq. Becky R. Thorson, Esq. Carrie M. Lambert, Esq. Annie Huang, Esq. Seth A. Northrop, Esq. ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P. 2800 LaSalle Plaza 800 LaSalle Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402 [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. Dated: July 28, 2010 ASHBY & GEDDES /s/ John G. Day ____________________________________ John G. Day (No. 2403) [e-mail] Tiffany Geyer Lydon (No. 3950) [e-mail] ASHBY & GEDDES 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 [phone] Of Counsel: Henry B. Gutman, Esq. Victor Cole, Esq. Seth Kruglak, Esq. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc. Dated: July 28, 2010

SO ORDERED this _____ day of _____________, 2010. ________________________________ United States Magistrate Judge 3