Best & Flanagan, LLP
Patent reexamination counsel·3 ex parte reexams
Best & Flanagan, LLP has served as patent-owner counsel in 3 USPTO ex parte reexaminations. The firm most often represents Chicology Inc.. 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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Top patent owners represented
Outcome track record
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Practice metrics
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- Certificate rate of closed proceedings
- Average pendency in months
Examiners & adversaries
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- Most frequent examiners
- Top opposing requesters
Recent reexaminations (3)
| Control # | Filed | Patent | Title | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/014,925 | Jan 24, 2022 | 9,232,841 | Hair Clip with Elastic Fastener | — | Closed |
| 90/013,893 | Jan 13, 2017 | 8,251,120 | CORDLESS BLIND STRUCTURE | Chicology Inc. | Closed |
| 90/012,511 | Sep 12, 2012 | 6,216,567 | RATCHETING TOOLS HAVING AN ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE HEAD | — | Closed |
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