Word to Info, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

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ORDER STAYING CASE; JSR due 2/9/18 by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (RS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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WORD TO INFO, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. C17-0596RSM
ORDER STAYING CASE

MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

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Defendant.

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On July 12, 2017, the parties filed their Joint Status Report (“JSR”) in this matter. Dkt.

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#29. In that JSR, the parties alerted the Court that this patent infringement case involves seven

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patents-in-suit that relate to natural language processing, which patents-in-suit are also the

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subject of litigation with other defendants in several other Districts. Id. One such litigation is

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currently on appeal in the Federal Circuit (the Facebook appeal). That appeal involves the

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construction of two patent claims that will also need to be construed in the litigation in this Court.

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Id.

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On August 9, 2017, the Court held a telephonic status conference to address the
scheduling of a trial date in this matter. Having listened to the parties’ arguments, and having

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reviewed the JSR, the Court now hereby finds and ORDERS:

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1. The Clerk shall enter a STAY in this matter pending the outcome of Word to Info,

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Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., Case No. 2017-1431 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2016) (the Facebook

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appeal). The Court agrees with Defendant that this stay, which is expected to be short
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in duration, will result in more efficient litigation in this Court, and will not prejudice

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Plaintiff at this time.

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2. The parties shall promptly notify the Court when the Facebook appeal has concluded

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through the filing of a Joint Status Report setting forth new proposals based on the

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results of that litigation.
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3. If the Facebook appeal has not been resolved as of February 9, 2018, the parties shall

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submit a Joint Status Report at that time indicating the status of the appeal and their

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positions on whether a stay should continue.

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DATED this 9 day of August, 2017.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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