Masimo Corporation v. Sotera Wireless

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MASIMO CORPORATION, Case No. 19-cv-01100-BAS-NLS 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT SOTERA WIRELESS’S MOTION v. TO STAY 12 SOTERA WIRELESS; HON HAI (ECF No. 48) PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Defendants. 15 Before the Court is Defendant Sotera Wireless’s (“Sotera”) Motion to Stay Proceedings (“Stay Motion” or “Motion”). (ECF No. 48.) Sotera seeks a stay in light of its filings of nine petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) with the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (“PTAB”) for each of the nine patents asserted by Masimo in this litigation. Masimo opposes and Sotera replies. (ECF Nos. 51, 58.) The Court finds the Motion suitable for determination without oral argument. See CivL.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Sotera’s Motion. I. BACKGROUND A. History of This Action Plaintiff Masimo Corporation (“Masimo”) filed this patent infringement…