Hubbell Incorporated v. Genlyte Group Incorporated

Full title: Hubbell Incorporated, Plaintiff, v. Genlyte Group Incorporated and Genlyte…

Court: United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Spartanburg Division

Date published: May 22, 2006

C.A. No. 7:05-2765-HMH (D.S.C. May. 22, 2006)

Opinion

C.A. No. 7:05-2765-HMH.

May 22, 2006

OPINION ORDER

HENRY HERLONG JR., District Judge

This matter is before the court on the Defendants' motion to stay this action pending reexamination of the patent in suit by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"). After careful review of the record and the applicable law, the court grants the Defendants' motion to stay. See, e.g., Slip Track Sys., Inc. v. Metal Lite, Inc., 159 F.3d 1337, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 1998) ("In many instances it is appropriate for a district court to stay a patent case pending the outcome of a PTO proceeding.");Ethicon, Inc. v. Quigg, 849 F.2d 1422, 1426-27 (Fed. Cir. 1988) ("Courts have inherent power to manage their dockets and stay proceedings, including the authority to order a stay pending conclusion of a PTO reexamination." (Internal citation omitted)).

It is therefore

ORDERED that the Defendants' motion to stay, docket number 19, is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.