Case Name: ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITRON, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-09-06
Citations: 428 F. App'x 996
Docket Number: No. 2011-1315
Parties: ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITRON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before LOURIE, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 428
Pages: 996–996

Head Matter:
ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITRON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2011-1315.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Sept. 6, 2011.
Before LOURIE, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ON MOTION
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
The parties jointly move to remand this case to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Acoustic Technologies, Inc. (ATI) appeals the district court's judgment that dismissed its complaint without prejudice. The district court held that ATI lacked standing to sue alone for patent infringement because it was only a co-owner of the patent. The parties state that they have now settled the case and requested an indicative ruling from the district court, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 62.1, whether the district court would defer, deny, or grant a motion to vacate the underlying judgment if the case were remanded. The district court indicated pursuant to Rule 62.1(a)(3) that it would grant the motion.
Upon consideration thereof,
It Is Ordered That:
(1) The motion is granted. The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings as may be appropriate.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.