Home Elevators, Inc. v. Millar Elevator Service Co.

ORDER

VINING, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the defendants’ Motion to Bifurcate the Liability Issues from the Damages Issues and to Stay All Discovery Concerning Damages [12] and Motion for Entry of a Protective Order [14], For the reasons set forth herein, the motions are DENIED.

This is a patent infringement ease concerning an escalator handrail drive unit. The plaintiff asserts that it developed and patented a prototype of a handrail drive unit for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (“MARTA”). The prototype was installed for a period of time in MARTA’s Civic…