Free Motion to Stay - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:08-cv-00234-GMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE : : : : : v. : WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, : Defendant. : ___________________________________________ : : WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, : WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY, : WHIRLPOOL MANUFACTURING : CORPORATION, and MAYTAG : CORPORATION, : Counterclaim Plaintiffs, : : v. : LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., : LG ELECTRONICS, INC., and LG : ELECTRONICS MONTERREY MEXICO, : S.A. DE CV, : Counterclaim Defendants. : LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., and LG ELECTRONICS, INC., & Plaintiffs,

C.A. No. 08-234-GMS Jury Trial Demanded

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY CERTAIN ISSUES PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1659 For the reasons set forth in its supporting memorandum, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1659, Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants, LG Electronics, USA, Inc. and LG Electronics, Inc.; and Counterclaim Defendant, LG Electronics Monterrey Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively "LG"), hereby move to stay all proceedings pertaining to Whirlpool's allegations of infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,810,680 (the " '680 patent") and 6,915,644 (the " '644 patent"), including all claims, defenses, and requests for relief regarding the '680 and the `644 patents, in this case pending resolution of In the Matter of Certain Refrigerators and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-632 (the "ITC Investigation"), now pending before the United States

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Case 1:08-cv-00234-GMS

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International Trade Commission ("ITC"). LG respectfully submits that this is a mandatory, statutory stay which it has an absolute right to seek. Although LG has this statutory right to seek a stay of all issues relating to each of the five patents asserted in the ITC case, LG has not included in this motion, a request to stay the issues relating to United States Patent No. 6,082,130 ("the '130 patent"). ASHBY & GEDDES Of Counsel: Richard L. Stroup Patrick J. Coyne Anand K. Sharma Walter D. Davis, Jr. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001-4413 (202) 408-4000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] /s/ Tiffany Geyer Lydon ________________________________ Steven J. Balick (I.D. #2114) John G. Day (I.D. #2403) Tiffany Geyer Lydon (I.D. #3950) 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 654-1888 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., LG ELECTRONICS, INC., and LG ELECTRONICS MONTERREY MEXICO, S.A., DE, CV

Dated: May 16, 2008

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