Washington Patent Case Stayed Pursuant To ‘Customer Suit’ Doctrine

Mealey's (May 9, 2018, 12:23 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A customer-defendant’s motion to stay patent infringement allegations based on the “customer suit” doctrine was granted May 8 by a Washington federal judge, who found that adjudicating identical infringement allegations against a manufacturer-defendant will resolve all claims against the customer-defendant (Tile Tech Inc. v. Appian Way Sales Inc., No. 17-1660, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77568)....