MemoryWeb, LLC v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MEMORYWEB, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-09839-VC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO LIFT
v. STAY
APPLE, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 81 Defendant.
The motion to lift the stay is denied because the appeals to the Federal Circuit are still pending. This ruling assumes the reader is familiar with the facts, the applicable legal standard, and the arguments made by the parties. This case was stayed pending the completion of challenges at the PTAB regarding the various patents asserted. MemoryWeb argues that two changed circumstances warrant lifting the stay: First, the PTAB proceedings regarding the ’020 Patent and the ’376 Patent are complete— the PTAB has had its final word. Second, MemoryWeb asserts that it will not continue to pursue its claims based on the ’658 Patent and the ’228 Patent, which are still awaiting final resolution by the PTAB. Stays have sometimes been lifted under similar circumstances. Compare generally, e.g., Oyster Optics, LLC v. Ciena Corp., No. 17-CV-05290-JSW, 2019 WL 472948 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 23, 2019) with Neodron, Ltd. v. Lenovo Group, Ltd., No.…