K&L Gates LLP
Patent reexamination counsel·18 ex parte reexams
K&L Gates LLP has served as patent-owner counsel in 18 USPTO ex parte reexaminations, with 7 currently open. The firm most often represents Barco N.V., Nestec S.A., and Carnegie Mellon 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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Outcome track record
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- Certificate outcome split across every bucket
- Share of proceedings where claims survived
Practice metrics
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- Certificate rate of closed proceedings
- Average pendency in months
Examiners & adversaries
Which examiners most often decide this firm's reexams, and which requesters most often challenge its patents.
- Most frequent examiners
- Top opposing requesters
Recent reexaminations (18)
| Control # | Filed | Patent | Title | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/015,673 | Nov 12, 2025 | 11,403,237 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS WITH AUDIO FOR MEETINGS | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,678 | Nov 12, 2025 | 10,795,832 | ELECTRONIC TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,672 | Nov 12, 2025 | 11,422,951 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS FOR MEETINGS BETWEEN TWO USERS | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,676 | Nov 12, 2025 | 11,258,676 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS FOR MEETINGS | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,677 | Nov 12, 2025 | 10,904,103 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS FOR MEETINGS | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,675 | Nov 12, 2025 | 10,762,002 | ELECTRONIC TOOL AND METHODS WITH AUDIO FOR MEETINGS | Barco N.V. | Open |
| 90/015,361 | Jun 30, 2025 | 10,687,400 | AC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND AC LED DRIVE METHODS AND APPARATUS | Lynk Labs, Inc. | Open |
| 90/019,951 | May 9, 2025 | 11,092,326 | INTEGRATED LIGHTING MODULE | AMP Plus, Inc. | Closed |
| 90/019,484 | Apr 15, 2024 | 7,542,715 | SIGNAL SELECTOR AND COMBINER FOR BROADBAND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION | Entropic Communications, LLC | Closed |
| 90/019,156 | Feb 2, 2023 | 11,167,963 | FAIRLEAD SYSTEMS FOR WINCH ROPE INTERFACES AND RECOVERY RIGGING MOUNTABLE TO A WINCH FAIRLEAD AND/OR VEHICLE BUMPER | Warn Industries, Inc. | Closed |
| 90/014,392 | Oct 22, 2019 | 9,736,689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE ROAMING | SIMO HOLDINGS Inc. | Closed |
| 90/013,366 | Oct 9, 2014 | 8,206,767 | REMOVAL OF ACRYLAMIDE AND/OR MELANOIDIN-FORMING CELL CONTENT | Intersnack Knabbergeback GmbH & Co. KG | Closed |
| 90/013,124 | Jan 21, 2014 | 6,438,180 | SOFT AND HARD SEQUENCE DETECTION IN ISI MEMORY CHANNELS | Carnegie Mellon University | Closed |
| 90/013,125 | Jan 21, 2014 | 6,201,839 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATION-SENSITIVE ADAPTIVE SEQUENCE DETECTION | Carnegie Mellon University | Closed |
| 90/012,977 | Sep 6, 2013 | 5,931,160 | VENTILATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Ventronics Systems, LLC | Closed |
| 90/012,758 | Dec 31, 2012 | 6,200,950 | Calorically Dense Nutritional Composition | Nestec S.A. | Closed |
| 90/012,759 | Dec 31, 2012 | 6,849,595 | Calorically Dense Nutritional Composition | Nestec S.A. | Closed |
| 90/012,755 | Dec 28, 2012 | 6,867,178 | Calorically Dense Nutritional Composition | Nestec S.A. | Closed |
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