In Re Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC

Cygnus Telecommunications Technology, LLC v. United World Telecom, L.C.

Good Law

385 F. Supp. 2d 1022·2005 WL 2100544·2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24522

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaAugust 23, 2005C-02-00142-RMW, C-02-00145-RMW, C-02-05437-RMW, C-02-03594-RMW, C-02-03596-RMW, C-02-03378-RMW, C-02-04003-RMW, C-02-05758-RMW, C-02-01791-RMW, C-02-03001-RMW, C-02-03365-RMW, C-02-04247-RMW, C-02-04359-RMW, C-02-01291-RMWCalifornia1,839 words

Opinion

Whyte, J.

ORDER STAYING ACTION IN PART PENDING REEXAMINATION; DENYING MOTION TO SUGGEST REMAND; REQUIRING SERVICE OF PRELIMINARY INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS; OVERRULING OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S ORDER OF JUNE 24, 2005; AND SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

I. STAY

On November 18, 2004, United World Telecom, LC (“UWT”) requested ex parte reexamination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) of the patents-in-suit, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,883,964 and 6,035,027. On December 30, 2004, the USPTO granted UWT’s reexamination requests as to all claims in each patent. Thereafter, on February 11, 2005, UWT, joined by defendants Liberation Management and Primus Telecommunications, moved to stay proceedings in this multidis-trict litigation (or at least as to the moving defendants) until the completion of the reexamination. Plaintiff Cygnus Telecommunications Technology (“Cygnus”) opposes the stay.

While courts are not required to stay judicial resolution in view of reexamination, Viskase Corp. v. American Nat. Can Co., 261 F.3d 1316, 1328 (Fed.Cir.2001), a stay for purposes of reexamination is within the district court’s discretion, Patlex Corp. v.…

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