Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Patent reexamination counsel·29 ex parte reexams
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. has served as patent-owner counsel in 29 USPTO ex parte reexaminations, with 3 currently open. The firm most often represents Maxell Ltd., Comcast IP Holdings I LLC, and The Johns Hopkins University. ExamPat indexes the full prosecution record for each proceeding, including office-action grounds, certificate outcomes, and downstream PTAB and Federal Circuit decisions.
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Recent reexaminations (showing 25 of 29)
| Control # | Filed | Patent | Title | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/016,422 | Jun 26, 2026 | — | MULTI-IN-ONE CHARGING DEVICE | — | Open |
| 90/015,399 | Jul 21, 2025 | 10,039,483 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING | Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc. | Open |
| 90/019,177 | Mar 22, 2023 | 10,039,483 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING | Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc. | Open |
| 90/014,752 | May 24, 2021 | 9,578,943 | HAIR STRAIGHTENING BRUSH | Guy A. Shaked Investments Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,678 | Feb 12, 2021 | 7,116,438 | TERMINAL FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,673 | Feb 3, 2021 | 6,430,498 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH THE FUNCTION OF WALKING NAVIGATION | Hitachi Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,661 | Jan 27, 2021 | 6,580,999 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH THE FUNCTION OF WALKING NAVIGATION | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,662 | Jan 27, 2021 | 6,748,317 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH THE FUNCTION OF WALKING NAVIGATION | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,651 | Jan 12, 2021 | 10,129,590 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,638 | Dec 23, 2020 | 8,982,086 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,641 | Dec 23, 2020 | 10,176,848 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,640 | Dec 23, 2020 | 6,580,999 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH THE FUNCTION OF WALKING NAVIGATION | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,639 | Dec 23, 2020 | 6,748,317 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH THE FUNCTION OF WALKING NAVIGATION | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,632 | Dec 18, 2020 | 6,408,193 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,631 | Dec 15, 2020 | 7,203,517 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,628 | Dec 10, 2020 | 8,339,493 | ELECTRIC CAMERA | Maxell Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/014,412 | Nov 18, 2019 | 8,302,374 | CUT RESIST YARN, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE YARN AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE YARN | Dsm IP Assets B.V. | Closed |
| 90/014,028 | Oct 10, 2017 | 8,558,687 | REMOTE LOCATION MONITORING | La Crosse Technology Ltd. | Closed |
| 90/013,960 | May 22, 2017 | 6,947,882 | Regionally Time Multiplexed Emulation System | Mentor Graphics Corporation | Closed |
| 90/013,824 | Dec 29, 2016 | 6,240,376 | Method and Apparatus for Gate-Level Simulation of Synthesized Register Transfer Level Designs with Source-Level Debugging | Mentor Graphics Corporation | Closed |
| 90/012,894 | Jun 17, 2013 | 6,440,706 | Digital Amplification | The Johns Hopkins University | Closed |
| 90/012,895 | Jun 17, 2013 | 7,824,889 | Digital Amplification | The Johns Hopkins University | Closed |
| 90/012,896 | Jun 17, 2013 | 7,915,015 | DIGITAL AMPLIFICATION | The Johns Hopkins University | Closed |
| 90/012,863 | May 10, 2013 | 6,873,694 | TELEPHONY NETWORK OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | Comcast IP Holdings I LLC | Closed |
| 90/012,859 | May 6, 2013 | 8,189,565 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMMUNICATION DATA RELEVANT TO A TARGET ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER STRING | Comcast IP Holdings I LLC | Closed |
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