Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Manufacturing Corp.

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit ROBERT BOSCH LLC, Plaintiff~Appellan,t, 1 V. PYLON MANUFACTURING CORP., Defendant-Cross Appellant. 2011-1363, -1364 _ Appea1s from the United States District Court for the District of DelaWare in case no. 08-CV-0542, Judge Sue L. Robinson. ON MOTION Before PROST, Circu,it Judge. 0 R D E R Robert B0sch LLC moves for reconsideration of this court’s denial of Bosch’s motion to dismiss the appeals Py1on Manufacturing Corp. opposes. Bosch replies On August 1, 2Ol1, this court denied B0sch’s motion to dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdicti0n. That order explained that this court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. ROBERT BOSCH V. PYLON MFG CORP 2 § 1292(c)(2) when the underlying case is final except for an accounting. Bosch’s motion urges the court to draw a distinction between an “accounting" under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(c)(2) and a "jury trial... on the issues of damages and Wi]lfulness.” Such a distinction, hoWever, is inconsistent with this court’s precedent. Section 1292(c)(2) does not divest the district court of jurisdiction to proceed with a damages trial. As this court has stated, the purpose of § 1292(c)(2) “alloWing interlocutory appeals in patent cases was to permit a stay of a damages trial." fn re Calmar, In.c., 854 F.2d 461, 464 (Fed. Cir. 1988). In fact, “this court has repeatedly denied, in unpublished opinions, motions to stay damages trials during appeals in patent cases." Id. Accordingly, ' ' IT ls OR1:)ERED THAT: ° The motion for reconsideration is denied. FOR THE COURT /s/ Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Mark A. Pals, Esq, U.S. C0UR1E¢lJIF§4l’,PEALS FOR l\/lark A. Hannemann, Esq. THE FEDERm` C1RcU1T 324 OCT 24 2011 1ANHDRBAL¥ CLERK