90/014,456Optical Connectors with Reversible Polarity10,191,230Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

Feb 19, 2020

Last Updated

Nov 13, 2020

Art Unit

3993

Requester

Unknown

Requester Law Firm

NK Patent Law

Requested By

Third Party

Patent OwnerInferred

Senko Advanced Components Inc.

P.O. Law Firm

Unknown

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G02Optics
G02BOptical Elements

USPC

385Optical Waveguides

Reexam History (31 events)

Nov 14, 2020CCRDYApplication ready for PDX access by participating foreign offices
Nov 13, 2020REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
Oct 30, 2020RXPUBSReexam Forwarded to Office of Publications
Oct 26, 2020MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Oct 2, 2020RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Oct 2, 2020RXAAF.Response to Final Filed (or Ready for Examiner Action)
Sep 3, 2020MRXFRRX - Mail Final Rejection
Aug 17, 2020RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Aug 17, 2020RXA...Response after Non-Final Action
Jul 23, 2020MREXNRX - Mail Examiner Interview Summary Record
Jun 15, 2020MR.NFRX - Mail Reexam Non-Final Action
May 25, 2020RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Apr 14, 2020NRX.Notice of Reexam Published in Official Gazette
Mar 17, 2020MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Mar 2, 2020PRXRParalegal Reexam Review Complete
Feb 27, 2020MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
Feb 24, 2020MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Feb 24, 2020MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Feb 24, 2020DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
Feb 21, 2020RXTTLRPTTitle Report
Feb 21, 2020RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Feb 21, 2020RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Feb 21, 2020RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
Feb 21, 2020FTFSFITF set to YES - revise initial setting
Feb 20, 2020RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Feb 19, 2020SYNTH.FDReexamination filed (date inferred from application metadata)
Feb 19, 2020RXO_40.RReceipt of Orig. Ex Parte Request by Third Party Less Than 40 Pages - Rule 1.20(c )(1)
Feb 19, 2020RXO_40.RReceipt of Orig. Ex Parte Request by Third Party Less Than 40 Pages - Rule 1.20(c )(1)
Feb 19, 2020RXIDS.RReexam - Information Disclosure Statement Filed by Third Party Requester
Feb 19, 2020RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Feb 19, 2020BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

IPR2024-00120IPRTerminated-Settled

Petitioner

US Conec Ltd.

Petition Filed

Dec 22, 2023

Institution

Jul 9, 2024

Decision

Sep 17, 2024

Terminated

Sep 17, 2024

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Jan 29, 2019
3.5-yr
Jul 29, 2022
Paid May 25, 2022
7.5-yr
Jul 29, 2026
11.5-yr
Jul 29, 2030
Expiry
Jan 30, 2038

Entity Status

Small Entity

Expires

Jan 30, 2038 (11.8 yr remaining)

Assignments

Feb 2018Mar 2018Apr 2018May 2018Jun 2018Jul 2018Aug 2018Sep 2018Oct 2018Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 2019Mar 2019Apr 2019May 2019FiledJEFFERY GNIADEKKAZUYOSHI TAKANOKIMMAN WONGSIU KEI MASIU KEI MAKIMMAN WONGJEFFREY GNIADEKKAZUYOSHI TAKANOSENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INCSENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC.
AssignmentReel/Frame: 044982/0186Recorded: Feb 20, 2018

From

JEFFERY GNIADEKInventor
Jan 31, 2018
SIU KEI MAInventor
Feb 2, 2018
KAZUYOSHI TAKANOInventor
Jan 31, 2018
KIMMAN WONGInventor
Feb 1, 2018

To

SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 053569/0381Recorded: Aug 22, 2020

From

JEFFREY GNIADEKInventor
Jun 12, 2019
SIU KEI MAInventor
Apr 30, 2019
KAZUYOSHI TAKANOInventor
Jun 15, 2019
KIMMAN WONGInventor
Apr 30, 2019

To

SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC.