Telcom Ventures LLC v. Apple Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TELCOM VENTURES LLC, Case No. 25-cv-05041-RFL
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING STAY PENDING
v. INTER PARTES REVIEW
APPLE INC, Re: Dkt. No. 105 Defendant.
In this patent infringement lawsuit, Telcom Ventures LLC sued Apple, Inc., alleging certain Apple Pay features infringe upon eight of its patents. Telcom filed suit on October 4, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Since then, Apple unsuccessfully moved to dismiss; the case was transferred to this Court; Apple unsuccessfully moved to reconsider denial of its motion to dismiss; and Telcom dismissed claims concerning four patents. Apple now moves to stay this litigation pending inter partes review before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Apple’s motion is GRANTED for the reasons set forth below. This order assumes the reader’s familiarity with the facts of the case, the applicable legal standards, and the parties’ arguments. Apple filed four petitions for inter partes review on August 6 and 7, 2025, each respectively targeting every claim of a patent at issue in this…