By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Christopher J. Burke in Kaavo Inc. v. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Civil Action No. 14-1192-LPS-CJB (D.Del., April 9, 2015) (consolidated), the Court granted Defendants' motion to stay the proceedings in the patent infringement action pending resolution of Defendants' motions to dismiss which assert that the patent-in-suit, United States Patent No. 8,271,974 ("the '974 patent"), is not directed to a patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. In weighing the three applicable factors for evaluating a motion to stay, the Court found that simplification of the issues weighed slightly in favor of the stay, the status of the litigation (which is in its very beginning stages) weighed strongly in favor of the stay, and the undue prejudice factor weighed against the stay. Id. at 2-11. On balance, the Court concluded that the possibility of simplifying the issues of the case at a very early stage of the litigation was compelling enough to grant the stay under the circumstances. Id. at 11.
A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached.
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