ORDER STAYING CASES PENDING RESOLUTION OF IPR PROCEEDINGS

Re: Dkt. No. 99

Re: Dkt. No. 122

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, Jr., District Judge.

On October 30, 2015, the parties in these related cases filed a stipulation requesting to stay the litigation pending resolution of inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings. Case No. 15-cv-00930-HSG, Dkt. No. 96; Case No. 15-cv-01986-HSG, Dkt. No. 118. Petitions for IPR of all three of the patents at issue in these cases were filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB"), and a decision on institution of IPR was expected from PTAB by April 2, 2016. Id. The parties requested that the litigation be stayed in its entirety until all IPR proceedings were complete. Id. On November 3, 2015, the Court granted in part the parties' stipulation and stayed the cases pending PTAB's decision on institution of IPR. Case No. 15-cv-00930-HSG, Dkt. No. 97;

The Court has received the parties' joint statement confirming that PTAB has instituted IPR proceedings as to the majority of the claims at issue in this litigation. Case No. 15-cv-00930-HSG, Dkt. No. 99; Case No. 15-cv-01986-HSG, Dkt. No. 122. The Court agrees that a stay of these cases is warranted pending final resolution of those proceedings, and ORDERS both cases stayed. The parties shall file a brief joint status report regarding the IPR proceedings on August 1, 2016, and every 90 days thereafter, unless otherwise directed. The parties also shall file a joint status report within five days of the issuance of PTAB's final written decision.

IT IS SO ORDERED.