BENEFIT FUNDING SYS. v. AMER. CASH ADVANCE CENT'S

Nos. 2014-1122, 2014-1124, 2014-1125.

767 F.3d 1383 (2014)

BENEFIT FUNDING SYSTEMS LLC and Retirement Capital Access Management Company LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ADVANCE AMERICA CASH ADVANCE CENTERS INC. and CNU Online Holdings, LLC, formerly known as Cash America Net Holdings, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. Benefit Funding Systems LLC and Retirement Capital Access Management Company LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Regions Financial Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Benefit Funding Systems LLC and Retirement Capital Access Management Company LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. US Bancorp, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

September 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey L. Griffith , Klemchuk Kubasta LLP, of Dallas, TX, argued for appellants.

Matthew J. Dowd , Wiley Rein LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees. With him on the brief for U.S. Bancorp were Anthony H. Son and Ryan M. Corbett. On the brief for Regions Financial Corporation were Meredith Martin Addy , Paul A. Gennari , and Gretchen P. Miller , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, of Chicago, IL. On the brief for Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. were Lewis S. Wiener , Ann G. Fort and Stephanie G. Stella , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, of Atlanta, GA. On the brief for CNU Online Holdings, LLC were John A. Leja and Mark T. Deming , Polsinelli PC, of Chicago, IL. Of counsel was Graham L.W. Day , Of St. Louis, MO.

Before PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and HUGHES, Circuit Judges.


PROST, Chief Judge.

Appellants, Benefit Funding Systems LLC and Retirement Capital Access Management Company LLC, appeal from the district court's stay of patent infringement litigation pending covered business method review of the asserted claims. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court's order staying the case.

BACKGROUND

Appellants sued Appellees, Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation,...

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