Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation

Filing 233

MINUTE ORDER denying Defendant's 190 Motion to Stay authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD.,
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Plaintiff,
C17-1182 TSZ-JPD
v.
MINUTE ORDER
VALVE CORPORATION,

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Defendant.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
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(1)
Defendant’s motion for stay, docket no. 190, is DENIED. The Court is
persuaded that a stay of this matter during the pendency of Inter Partes Review (“IPR”)
proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), initiated by Collective
Minds Gaming Co. Ltd., which is not a party to this case, would not serve to simplify this
case and might unduly prejudice plaintiff. See Supercell Oy v. Rothschild Digital Media
Innovations, LLC, 2016 WL 9226493 at *2 (W.D. Wash. July 28, 2016) (outlining as
factors to consider in deciding a motion to stay: (i) the stage of the case; (ii) whether a
stay would simplify the court proceedings; and (iii) whether a stay would unduly
prejudice or present a clear tactical disadvantage to the non-moving party).
(2)
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
record and to Magistrate Judge Donohue.
Dated this 2nd day of August, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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