Galaxy Gaming, Inc. v. In Bet Gaming, Inc. et al

Filing 31

ORDER Granting 30 Stipulation to Stay Proceedings Pending Completion of Inter Partes Review Proceedings. Case stayed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 5/18/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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Michael D. Rounds
Nevada Bar No. 4734
Adam K. Yowell
Nevada Bar No. 11748
Steven A. Caloiaro
Nevada Bar No. 12344
WATSON ROUNDS, P.C.
10000 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant
Galaxy Gaming, Inc.
Robert C. Ryan
Nevada Bar No. 7164
HOLLAND & HART, LLP
5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor
Reno, Nevada 89511
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Bryce K. Kunimoto
Nevada Bar No. 7781
HOLLAND & HART, LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants
In Bet Gaming, Inc. and In Bet, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GALAXY GAMING, INC., a Nevada
Corporation,

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Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant,

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v.

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Case No. 2:14-cv-01956-RFB-VCF
STIPULATION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING
COMPLETION OF INTER PARTES
REVIEW PROCEEDINGS AND
PROPOSED ORDER

IN BET GAMING, INC., a New Jersey
corporation, IN BET, LLC, a Connecticut
limited liability company,
Defendants and Counterclaimants.

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Plaintiff GALAXY GAMING, INC. (“Galaxy”) and Defendants IN BET GAMING,

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INC. and IN BET, LLC (collectively referred to as “Defendants”) stipulate as follows:
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Galaxy filed its Complaint against Defendants on November 24, 2014.

See

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Docket Entry (“Dkt.”) 1. The Complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,175,180 (“the

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‘180 Patent”) by Defendants’ IN BETween table game product.

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On January 22, 2015, Defendants filed their Answer and Counterclaims denying

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infringement and seeking a declaratory judgment that the ‘180 Patent is invalid and not infringed
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by Defendants. See Dkt. 12.
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Dkt. 26.

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On April 3, 2015, the Court entered a Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. See

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On April 24, 2015, Defendants filed a petition with the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (“PTO”) seeing Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) of the ‘180 Patent. The PTO
must decide whether to institute the IPR by no later than November 11, 2015 pursuant to 35

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U.S.C. § 314(b).
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On May 1, 2015, Defendants filed a Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review.

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See Dkt. 27. Galaxy will not oppose the stay requested in this motion but intends to oppose the

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merits of the IPR.

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In light of the foregoing, the parties stipulate to a stay of this case and all of its

deadlines pending resolution of the IPR proceeding.

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Every 90 days from the entry of an order on this stipulation, the parties shall file a

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joint report to apprise the Court of the status of the IPR proceeding on the ‘180 Patent.
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Fifteen days after the completion of the IPR proceeding, either party may file a

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motion to lift the stay in this matter without prejudice to the other party’s position on the subject

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of stay.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Respectfully submitted,
HOLLAND & HART LLP

WATSON ROUNDS

/s/ Robert C. Ryan
Robert C. Ryan (7164)
5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor
Reno, Nevada 89511
Bryce K. Kunimoto (7781)
Ryan Loosvelt (8550)
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

/s/ Michael D. Rounds
Michael D. Rounds (4734)
Adam K. Yowell (11748)
Steven A. Caloiaro (12344)
10000 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 240
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

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Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant
Galaxy Gaming, Inc.

Christopher B. Hadley
HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 South Main St., Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants and
Counterclaimants In Bet Gaming, Inc.
and In Bet, LLC

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 18th day of May, 2015.

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U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Stay (#27) is DENIED as MOOT.

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