Bunzl Processor Distribution, LLC v. Kappos

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: May 24, 2012
• Docket: 2012-1198
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

BUNZL PROCESSOR DISTRIBUTION, LLC, Appellant, -

V.

DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Appellee,

AND

BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC.,_ Appellee.

2012- 1 198 (Reexamination No. 95/001,130)

Appea1 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Bef0re NEWMAN, C'ircu.it Judge. O R D E R

Bunzl Processor Distribution, LLC moves to stay this appeal pending proceedings in related district court

BUNZL PROCESSOR v. KAPPOS

proceedings Bettcher Industries, Inc. opposes. Bunzl

replies.

The power of the Court to stay proceedings is inciden- tal to its inherent power to control the disposition of the cases on its docket. See Landis v. North Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936). Here, we cannot say Bunzl has shown that staying proceedings for such a lengthy period of time

is warranted Accordingly, IT Is ORDERED THAT:

The motion is denied.

|“|AY 24 2012 Date

cc: Alan I'l. Norman, Esq.

Thomas H. Shunk, Esq. Rayrnond T. Chen, Esq.

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