Friday, May 07, 2021 3:03:13 PM
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
WACO DIVISION
WORLDS INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION;
Defendant.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-872-ADA
JOINT MOTION TO STAY CASE
Plaintiff Worlds Inc. (“Worlds”) and Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”)
(collectively “Parties”) provide notice that on April 30, 2021 Judge Casper with the U.S. District
Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a summary judgment order finding all of the asserted
claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,082,501 at issue in the instant case invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
Worlds Inc. v. Activision Blizzard Inc., No. 12-10576-DJC (Dkt. 358) (Ex. 1). The District of
Massachusetts entered final judgment the same day. See id. (Dkt. 359) (Ex. 2). Worlds intends to
appeal the summary judgment order and final judgment.
Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court stay this case until completion
of the appeals process in World, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., et al, Case No. 1:12-cv-10576 (D.
Mass.). Accordingly, the requested stay is not for delay but only to allow for an orderly resolution
of this lawsuit.
Granting this joint motion will preserve the Court’s and parties’ resources by suspending
all district court activity on the ’501 patent until resolution of the above appeal proceedings.
Case 6:20-cv-00872-ADA Document 40 Filed 05/07/21 Page 1 of 3DATED: May 7, 2021
Of Counsel:
DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY,
LLP
ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP, PLLC
Wayne M. Helge
Alan A.Wright
Donald L. Jackson
James T. Wilson
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
McLean, VA 22102
Tel: (571) 765-7700
whelge@dbjg.com
awright@dbjg.com
djackson@dbjg.com
jwilson@dbjg.com
/s/ Ryan S. Loveless .
James L. Etheridge, TX Bar No. 24059147
Ryan S. Loveless, TX Bar No. 24036997
2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 120 / 324
Southlake, TX 76092
Tel.: (817) 470-7249
Jim@EtheridgeLaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff Worlds, Inc.
FAEGRE, DRINKER BIDDLE &
REATH, LLP
/s/ Kristin Stoll-DeBell (with permission)
Kirstin Stoll-DeBell (Pro Hac Vice)
1144 15th Street, Suite 3400
Denver, CO 80202
Kirstin.StollDebell@faegredrinker.com
(303) 607-3500 (Telephone)
Carrie A. Beyer (Pro Hac Vice)
191 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60606
Carrie.Beyer@faegredrinker.com
(312) 569-1000 (Telephone)
Bethany N. Mihalik (Pro Hac Vice)
1500 K Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Bethany.Mihalik@faegredrinker.com
(202) 842-8800 (Telephone)
Kirsten L. Elfstrand (Pro Hac Vice)
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Kirsten.Elfstrand@faegredrinker.com
(612) 766-7000 (Telephone)
SHELTON COBURN LLP
Barry K. Shelton
Texas State Bar No. 24055029
311 RR 620, Suite 205
Austin, TX 78734-4775
bshelton@sheltoncoburn.com
(512) 263-2165 (Telephone)
(512) 263-2166 (Facsimile)
Attorneys for Microsoft Corporation
Case 6:20-cv-00872-ADA Document 40 Filed 05/07/21 Page 2 of 3CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that the foregoing document was served upon all counsel of record via the Court's
CM/ECF electronic filing system in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on May
7, 2021.
/s/ Ryan S. Loveless
Ryan S. Loveless
Case 6:20-cv-00872-ADA Document 40 Filed 05/07/21 Page 3 of
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