Upaid Systems, Ltd. V. BCL, Inc. d/b/a Superwash (18-cv-10718).

Upaid filed suit against Superwash in April, accusing Superwash of infringing Upaid 2019s 8,976,947 patent through Superwash 2019s cashless laundry system. Judge Stearns granted Superwash 2019s motion to stay the litigation pending the outcome of Upaid 2019s Illinois infringement suit against CCI, the manufacturer of Superwash 2019s payment systems. He found that staying served judicial economy because the cases involved substantially similar claims and because Superwash agreed to be bound by issues of fact and law finally resolved in the Illinois action.