Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP

Patent reexamination counsel·19 ex parte reexams

Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP has served as patent-owner counsel in 19 USPTO ex parte reexaminations, with 8 currently open. The firm most often represents Invista North America S.A.R.L., Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc., and Nusantao IP LLC. 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

How this firm's reexams resolve once a certificate issues: all claims confirmed, amended, mixed, or canceled.

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  • Share of proceedings where claims survived

Practice metrics

Certificate rate, average pendency, and the open/closed split across the firm's full reexam docket.

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Examiners & adversaries

Which examiners most often decide this firm's reexams, and which requesters most often challenge its patents.

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Recent reexaminations (19)

Control #FiledPatentTitleOwnerStatus
90/016,432Jun 30, 2026WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WHICH USE DISCONTINUOUS CHANNELOpen
90/016,435Jun 30, 202611,356,947WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WHICH USE DISCONTINUOUS CHANNELWilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.Open
90/016,388Jun 9, 202612,150,105WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL IN BASIC SERVICE SET OVERLAPPING WITH ANOTHER BASIC SERVICE SETWilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.Open
90/016,349May 29, 2026SYSTEM OF SMART EDGE SENSORSOpen
90/016,333May 22, 202611,640,546MANAGING ACCESS TO DATA AND MANAGING OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY APPLICATIONSNusantao IP LLCOpen
90/016,220Apr 29, 202611,095,613SYSTEM OF SMART EDGE SENSORSNusantao IP LLCOpen
90/016,075Mar 23, 2026D989,350SHADING SYSTEMShibumi Shade Inc.Open
90/015,640Oct 28, 202511,479,462Hydrocarbon Reforming Processes with Shaft Power ProductionExxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.Open
90/014,227Oct 31, 20186,885,055Double-Gate Finfet Device and Fabricating Method ThereofKipb LLCClosed
90/013,822Sep 29, 20166,648,609PUMP AS A PRESSURE SOURCE FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY INVOLVING PRESSURE REGULATORS AND A PRECISION ORIFICEThar Instruments Inc.Closed
90/013,456Feb 20, 20157,919,159METHOD TO MAKE SINGLE-LAYER PET BOTTLES WITH HIGH BARRIER AND IMPROVED CLARITYInvista North America S.A.R.L.Closed
90/013,342Sep 12, 20147,943,216METHOD TO MAKE SINGLE-LAYER PET BOTTLES WITH HIGH BARRIER AND IMPROVED CLARITYInvista North America S.A.R.L.Closed
90/013,218Apr 29, 20147,943,216METHOD TO MAKE SINGLE-LAYER PET BOTTLES WITH HIGH BARRIER AND IMPROVED CLARITYInvista North America S.A.R.L.Closed
90/013,171Mar 4, 20146,052,565MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS WITH DATA COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONKabushiki Kaisha ToshibaClosed
90/013,008Oct 7, 20136,462,180METHOD OF PREPARING a-1 PROTEINASE INHIBITORBayer Healthcare LLCClosed
90/012,700Oct 9, 20128,282,977Compositions Containing Non-Polar CompoundsVirun Inc.Closed
90/012,649Sep 14, 20125,564,859Method and Apparatus for Improving Sheet Flow Water RidesClosed
90/012,462Sep 4, 20125,393,170Method and Apparatus for Improving Sheet Flow Water RidesClosed
90/012,455Aug 28, 20127,780,003DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR DOUBLE STACK CARTONGraphic Packaging International Inc.Closed

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