Free Proposed Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:06-cv-00098-SLR

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

SECURE ELEMENTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. CITADEL SECURITY SOFTWARE, INC., Defendant.

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C.A. No. 06-98-KAJ

STIPULATED ORDER STAYING LITIGATION PENDING RE-EXAMINATION OF THE PATENT-IN-SUIT WHEREAS, Plaintiff Secure Elements filed the present action against Citadel on February 14, 2006, seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of United States Patent No. 7,000,247 ("the `247 patent"); WHEREAS, Citadel filed a counterclaim accusing Secure Elements of infringing the `247 patent; WHEREAS, on April 19, 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") ordered reexamination of all claims of the `247 patent; WHEREAS, this action is in its earliest stages and neither party has requested or exchanged any discovery; and WHEREAS, the parties believe that a stay of this litigation pending the outcome of the reexamination of the `247 patent would promote the efficient adjudication of this case and conserve the resources of the parties and the Court; now therefore, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the approval and order of the Court, as follows:

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The present action is stayed for all purposes until the PTO issues an Ex Parte

Reexamination Certificate in connection with the `247 patent. 2. Within ten days of issuance of the Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate, the parties

will contact the Court to request a teleconference to report on the status of the re-examination.

ASHBY & GEDDES /s/ John G. Day _____________________________ Steven J. Balick (I.D. #2114) John G. Day (I.D. #2403) Lauren E. Maguire (I.D. #4261) 222 Delaware Avenue, 17th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 302-654-1888 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Of Counsel: Jonathan G. Graves Nathan K. Cummings Erik B. Milch COOLEY GODWARD LLP 11951 Freedom Drive Reston, Virginia 20190-5656 Telephone: (703) 456-8000

FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. /s/ Kyle Wagner Compton _____________________________ William J. Marsden, Jr., (I.D. #2247) Kyle Wagner Compton (I.D. #4693) 919 N. Market Street Suite 1100 P.O. Box 1114 Wilmington, DE 19899 302-778-8401 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant

Of Counsel: Steven H. Stodghill Neil J. McNabnay Decker A. Cammack FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. 1717 Main St., Ste. 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: (214) 747-5070

SO ORDERED this

day of

, 2006.

United States District Judge
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