90/012,858SATELLITE BROADCAST RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM6,947,702Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

May 6, 2013

Last Updated

Oct 22, 2013

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Unknown

Requested By

Third Party

Patent OwnerInferred

Global Communications Inc.

Sector (CPC)

HElectrical & Electronic
H04Telecommunications
H04HBroadcast Communication

USPC

455Telecommunications

Reexam History (26 events)

Aug 31, 2015CCRDYApplication ready for PDX access by participating foreign offices
Oct 22, 2013REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
Oct 1, 2013RXPUBSReexam Forwarded to Office of Publications
Sep 18, 2013MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Sep 9, 2013RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Sep 9, 2013RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Aug 28, 2013RXOR.UUntimely/No Owner Statement
Jun 20, 2013MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Jun 18, 2013NRX.Notice of Reexam Published in Official Gazette
Jun 3, 2013RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Jun 3, 2013RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
May 23, 2013DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
May 17, 2013MREXNRX - Mail Examiner Interview Summary Record
May 15, 2013MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 15, 2013MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 14, 2013RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
May 14, 2013RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
May 14, 2013FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
May 14, 2013RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
May 14, 2013RXTTLRPTTitle Report
May 6, 2013BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)
May 6, 2013RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
May 6, 2013RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
May 6, 2013RXC/SRCertificate of Service
May 6, 2013RXIDS.Information Disclosure Statement Filed
May 6, 2013RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

None found

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

Filed — ApprovedAug 20, 2004

Prosecution History

DateCodeDescription
Dec 26, 2004P574PARALEGAL OR ELECTRONIC TERMINAL DISCLAIMER APPROVED
Aug 20, 2004DISTTerminal Disclaimer Filed

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Sep 20, 2005
3.5-yr
Mar 20, 2009
7.5-yr
Mar 20, 2013
11.5-yr
Mar 20, 2017
Expiry
Jun 20, 2023

Entity Status

Large Entity

Expires

Jun 20, 2023 (expired)

Term Adjustment

+513 days (~1.4 yr)

Other

USPTO Event: Expire Patent

Assignments

Jan 2002Feb 2002FiledJAMES A. GREENRelease
ReleaseReel/Frame: 016522/0100Recorded: May 5, 2005

From

JAMES A. GREEN
Oct 5, 2004

To

GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.