LED Wafer Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LED WAFER SOLUTIONS LLC, Case No. 22-cv-04809-VC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. STAY; DENYING MOTIONS TO
DISMISS
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 177, 178, 185 Defendants.
The motion to stay is granted. In deciding whether to stay a patent infringement case pending reexamination of the patents, courts consider (1) the phase of the litigation, including “whether discovery is complete and whether a trial date has been set; (2) whether a stay will simplify the issues in question and trial of the case; and (3) whether a stay would unduly prejudice or present a clear tactical disadvantage to the nonmoving party.” PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Apple Inc., 69 F. Supp. 3d 1022, 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2014) (quoting Telemac Corp. v. Teledigital, Inc., 450 F.Supp.2d 1107, 1111 (N.D. Cal. 2006)). All three factors weigh in favor of staying this case: it is at a relatively early stage, reexamination of the patents would simplify the litigation, and LED Wafer Solutions has not shown any prejudice or clear tactical disadvantage that would result…