Case Name: BUNZL PROCESSOR DISTRIBUTION, LLC, Appellant, v. David J. KAPPOS, Director United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee, and Bettcher Industries, Inc., Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-24
Citations: 468 F. App'x 997
Docket Number: No. 2012-1198
Parties: BUNZL PROCESSOR DISTRIBUTION, LLC, Appellant, v. David J. KAPPOS, Director United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee, and Bettcher Industries, Inc., Appellee.
Judges: Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 468
Pages: 997–998

Head Matter:
BUNZL PROCESSOR DISTRIBUTION, LLC, Appellant, v. David J. KAPPOS, Director United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee, and Bettcher Industries, Inc., Appellee.
No. 2012-1198.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
May 24, 2012.
George L. Pinchak, Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.
Raymond T. Chen, Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for Appellee.
Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
ORDER
Bunzl Processor Distribution, LLC moves to stay this appeal pending proceedings in related district court proceedings. Bettcher Industries, Inc. opposes. Bunzl replies.
The power of the Court to stay proceedings is incidental to its inherent power to control the disposition of the cases on its docket. See Landis v. North Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254, 57 S.Ct. 163, 81 L.Ed. 153 (1936). Here, we cannot say Bunzl has shown that staying proceedings for such a lengthy period of time is warranted.
Accordingly,
It Is Ordered That:
The motion is denied.