Haptic, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HAPTIC, INC., Case No. 3:24-cv-02296-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION
v. TO STAY PENDING IPR
PROCEEDINGS
APPLE, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 114 Defendant.
12 Haptic alleges Apple infringes on four claims of its patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,996,738 (the “‘738 patent”). Apple now moves to stay these proceedings pending inter partes review (“IPR”). (Dkt. No. 114.) After carefully considering the parties’ pleadings, and having had the benefit of oral argument on November 14, 2024, the Court DENIES Apple’s motion to stay. BACKGROUND I. Complaint Allegations The asserted patent was invented by Swan Solutions, Inc. (Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 22.) Swan Solutions, Inc. changed its name to Haptic, Inc. and now Haptic is the “exclusive owner of all rights, title, and interest in the” asserted patent. (Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 22-23.) The technology provides coverage of a “tap-based control system that converts a surface…