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90/013,824Method and Apparatus for Gate-Level Simulation of Synthesized Register Transfer Level Designs with Source-Level Debugging6,240,376Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

Dec 29, 2016

Last Updated

Mar 18, 2019

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Synopsys Inc.

Requester Law Firm

O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

Requested By

Third Party

Patent OwnerInferred

Mentor Graphics Corporation

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G06Computing & Data Processing
G06FElectric Digital Data Processing

USPC

703Data Processing: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, And Emulation

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Mar 19, 2019CCRDYApplication ready for PDX access by participating foreign offices
Mar 18, 2019REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
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Feb 27, 2019MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Feb 4, 2019RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Feb 4, 2019RXA...Response after Non-Final Action
Dec 4, 2018MR.NFRX - Mail Reexam Non-Final Action
Nov 14, 2018RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Jul 17, 2018JA08Decision by CAFC - Dismissed
Jul 17, 2018J507Court Processing Terminated
Jan 25, 2018J500Notice of Civil Action to District Court
May 2, 2017J512Appellant's Complaint
Apr 20, 2017RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Feb 10, 2017MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Feb 2, 2017RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
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Jan 24, 2017NRX.Notice of Reexam Published in Official Gazette
Jan 18, 2017MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
Jan 12, 2017MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
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Jan 11, 2017RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Dec 29, 2016RXOSUCOrig Req Receipt Corrected
Dec 29, 2016RXIDS.RReexam - Information Disclosure Statement Filed by Third Party Requester
Dec 29, 2016RXC/SRCertificate of Service
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Dec 15, 2016MRTGPRX - Mail Petition Decision - Granted-in-part
Dec 15, 2016MRTDIRX - Mail Petition Decision - Dismissed
Dec 15, 2016MRTDIRX - Mail Petition Decision - Dismissed
Dec 15, 2016MRTDIRX - Mail Petition Decision - Dismissed
Dec 15, 2016MRTGRRX - Mail Petition Decision - Granted
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Nov 21, 2016RXC/SRCertificate of Service
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Nov 11, 2016RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Nov 8, 2016MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Nov 1, 2016RXPET.Receipt of Petition in a Reexam
Nov 1, 2016RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Oct 27, 2016MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
Oct 20, 2016RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Oct 20, 2016RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Oct 6, 2016FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
Oct 6, 2016RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Oct 6, 2016RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Oct 6, 2016RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
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Oct 4, 2016RXTTLRPTTitle Report
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