Case: 23-153 Document: 14 Page: 1 Filed: 12/18/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

In re: TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP., fka TCL Corporation, TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., fka TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd., TCL KING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (HUIZHOU) CO., LTD., TCL MOKA INTERNATIONAL LTD., TCL SMART DEVICE (VIETNAM) CO., LTD., TCT MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Petitioners ______________________

2023-153 ______________________

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 4:23- cv-00420-ALM, Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III. ______________________

ON PETITION ______________________

Before PROST, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER Petitioners (collectively, “TCL”) seek a writ of manda- mus directing the United States District Court for the Case: 23-153 Document: 14 Page: 2 Filed: 12/18/2023

2 IN RE: TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP.

Eastern District of Texas to vacate its September 11, 2023, order and stay all deadlines. Freedom Patents LLC op- poses. Freedom Patents sued TCL for patent infringement. TCL moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process and separately moved to stay all pending deadlines while the court considered the motion to dismiss. On Septem- ber 11, 2023, the district court denied TCL’s motion for a stay. TCL then filed this petition, see 28 U.S.C. §§ 1295(a)(1), 1651(a), challenging that decision. On No- vember 9, 2023, the district court decided TCL’s motion to dismiss, dismissing claims against certain defendants but permitting alternative service, which Freedom Patents states, without contradiction, has since been accomplished. To obtain the extraordinary remedy of a writ of man- damus, the petitioners must show: (1) there are no ade- quate alternative avenues for relief, (2) the right to issuance of the writ is clear and indisputable, and (3) issu- ance of the writ is appropriate under the circumstances. Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380–81 (2004). The district court has now acted on TCL’s motion to dismiss. Although TCL notes that it has asked the dis- trict court to reconsider its November 9, 2023, decision, TCL has not shown a clear and indisputable right to a stay of proceedings under the circumstances. Accordingly, Case: 23-153 Document: 14 Page: 3 Filed: 12/18/2023

IN RE: TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP. 3

IT IS ORDERED THAT: The petition is denied. FOR THE COURT

December 18, 2023 Date