Apple Inc.
Patent owner in reexamination·29 ex parte reexams
Apple Inc.'s patents have been the subject of 29 USPTO ex parte reexaminations. Its patents are most often challenged by SCOTT A. MCKEOWN. 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 reexams of this owner's patents resolve: claims confirmed, amended, mixed, or fully canceled.
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Claim-survival rate, average pendency, and the open/closed split across every reexam of this owner's patents.
- Survival rate of closed proceedings
- Average pendency in months
Challengers & examiners
Which requesters most often challenge this owner's patents, and which examiners decide them.
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Recent reexaminations (showing 25 of 29)
| Control # | Filed | Patent | Title | Requester | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/013,163 | Feb 25, 2014 | 8,458,278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION DURING AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION | — | Closed |
| 90/013,162 | Feb 24, 2014 | 8,448,000 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | — | Closed |
| 90/013,146 | Feb 5, 2014 | RE41,922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSLUCENT IMAGES ON A COMPUTER DISPLAY | — | Closed |
| 90/013,076 | Dec 4, 2013 | 8,463,238 | MOBILE DEVICE BASE STATION | — | Closed |
| 90/012,995 | Nov 6, 2013 | D558,757 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,997 | Oct 7, 2013 | D652,054 | ICON FOR A PORTION OF A DISPLAY SCREEN | — | Closed |
| 90/012,994 | Oct 7, 2013 | D593,087 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,996 | Oct 7, 2013 | D627,790 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A DISPLAY SCREEN OR PORTION THEREOF | — | Closed |
| 90/012,991 | Oct 7, 2013 | D622,270 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,990 | Oct 7, 2013 | D604,305 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A DISPLAY SCREEN OR PORTION THEREOF | — | Closed |
| 90/012,993 | Oct 7, 2013 | D617,334 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A DISPLAY SCREEN OR PORTION THEREOF | — | Closed |
| 90/012,992 | Sep 13, 2013 | D504,889 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SCOTT A. MCKEOWN | Closed |
| 90/012,935 | Jul 30, 2013 | 7,663,607 | MULTIPOINT TOUCHSCREEN | — | Closed |
| 90/012,934 | Jul 30, 2013 | 7,920,129 | DOUBLE-SIDED TOUCH-SENSITIVE PANEL WITH SHIELD AND DRIVE COMBINED LAYER | — | Closed |
| 90/012,893 | Jun 14, 2013 | 8,014,760 | MISSED TELEPHONE CALL MANAGEMENT FOR A PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,892 | Jun 14, 2013 | 8,074,172 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING WORD RECOMMENDATIONS | — | Closed |
| 90/012,884 | May 31, 2013 | D618,677 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,885 | May 31, 2013 | D618,678 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,766 | Jan 14, 2013 | 8,245,924 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING PODCASTING | — | Closed |
| 90/012,764 | Jan 11, 2013 | 8,289,283 | LANGUAGE INPUT INTERFACE ON A DEVICE | — | Closed |
| 90/012,756 | Dec 31, 2012 | D670,713 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Animated Graphical User Interface | — | Closed |
| 90/012,757 | Dec 31, 2012 | D669,906 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Animated Graphical User Interface | — | Closed |
| 90/012,744 | Dec 18, 2012 | RE41,922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSLUCENT IMAGES ON A COMPUTER DISPLAY | — | Closed |
| 90/012,690 | Sep 15, 2012 | 8,256,913 | Housing for a computing device | — | Closed |
| 90/012,623 | Sep 14, 2012 | 7,458,025 | USER INTERFACE FOR PRESENTING MEDIA INFORMATION | — | Closed |
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