A&J Manufacturing, LLC et al v. Academy, Ltd.

Filing 63

ORDER that the stay imposed in its February 7, 2018 Order remain in place until August 3, 2020. The parties shall file a joint report on or before August 7, 2020 describing the status of any appeal of the 712 Patent reexamination proceedings. (Stay ends 8/3/2020. Status Report due by 8/7/2020.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Benjamin W. Cheesbro on 7/13/2020. (ca)

FILED
John E. Triplett, Acting Clerk
United States District Court

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
BRUNSWICK DIVISION

By CAsbell at 1:59 pm, Jul 13, 2020

A&J MANUFACTURING, LLC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2:13-cv-113

v.
ACADEMY, LTD., et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
The Court previously directed the parties to notify the Court within 90 days of its Order
or within 30 days of the final resolution of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s
(“USPTO”) reexamination proceedings of U.S. Patent Number 8,381,712 (“‘712 Patent”). Doc.
61. The parties recently filed their required Joint Status Report in this action, informing the
Court the USPTO completed the reexamination proceedings and affirmed the rejection of all
claims of the ‘712 Patent. Doc. 62. Furthermore, A&J Manufacturing, LLC, intends to file an
appeal of that decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Id.
Thus, the Court ORDERS that the stay imposed in its February 7, 2018 Order remain in
place until August 3, 2020. The parties shall file a joint report on or before August 7, 2020
describing the status of any appeal of the ‘712 Patent reexamination proceedings.
SO ORDERED, this 13th day of July, 2020.

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BENJAMIN W. CHEESBRO
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA