In re Protegrity Corp. & Protegrity USA, Inc.

TRANSFER ORDER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair.

Before the Panel:* Patentholders Pro-tegrity Corp. and Protegrity USA, Inc., (collectively Protegrity) move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this patent litigation in the District of Connecticut. Protegrity seeks centralization only for coordinated or consolidated Markman hearings. This litigation consists of seventeen actions, pending in six districts, as listed on Schedule A.1

The parties’ positions on Protegrity’s motion vary. Nine accused infringers 2 oppose centralization and, alternatively suggest that we select the Northern…