Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Patent reexamination counsel·5 ex parte reexams
Rutan & Tucker, LLP has served as patent-owner counsel in 5 USPTO ex parte reexaminations, with 1 currently open. The firm most often represents Surefire LLC, Advanced Flow Engineering Inc., and Rpost Communications Limited. 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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- 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
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- Most frequent examiners
- Top opposing requesters
Recent reexaminations (5)
| Control # | Filed | Patent | Title | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/015,680 | Nov 12, 2025 | 7,676,976 | SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING A NOISE SUPPRESSOR TO A FIREARM | Surefire LLC | Open |
| 90/015,543 | Sep 25, 2025 | 8,459,406 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FIREARM SOUND SUPPRESSOR | Surefire LLC | Closed |
| 90/019,358 | Dec 28, 2023 | 11,603,792 | Vent Insert | Advanced Flow Engineering Inc. | Closed |
| 90/012,771 | Jan 23, 2013 | 8,275,845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFIED CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE | Rpost Communications Limited | Closed |
| 90/009,992 | Apr 13, 2012 | 6,182,183 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTILEVEL CONNECTION IDENTIFICATION | Sonics Inc. | Closed |
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