90/015,029HARD HANDOFF PROCEDURE FOR DEDICATED AND HIGH SPEED SHARED CHANNELS7,489,929Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

May 13, 2022

Last Updated

May 18, 2023

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Not named (filed by counsel)

Requester Law Firm

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Requested By

Third Party

Patent Owner(via USPTO assignment records)

WSOU Investments, LLC

Patent Owner Law Firm

Burdick Patents, P.A.

Sector (CPC)

HElectrical & Electronic
H04Telecommunications
H04WWireless Communication Networks

USPC

455Telecommunications

Reexam History (42 events)

May 19, 2023CCRDYApplication ready for PDX access by participating foreign offices
May 18, 2023REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
May 4, 2023RXPUBSReexam Forwarded to Office of Publications
May 2, 2023MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Apr 14, 2023RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Apr 14, 2023RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Apr 6, 2023RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Apr 6, 2023RXAAF.Response to Final Filed (or Ready for Examiner Action)
Feb 7, 2023MRXFRRX - Mail Final Rejection
Dec 9, 2022RXWDPANotification of Withdrawal of Attorney P/D
Dec 5, 2022RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Dec 5, 2022RXA...Response after Non-Final Action
Nov 3, 2022PA..Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA)
Nov 1, 2022C.ADCorrespondence Address Change
Oct 5, 2022MR.NFRX - Mail Reexam Non-Final Action
Sep 20, 2022IDSCInformation Disclosure Statement considered
Sep 1, 2022RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Aug 16, 2022WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Aug 16, 2022RXIDS.Information Disclosure Statement Filed
Jul 12, 2022NRX.Notice of Reexam Published in Official Gazette
Jun 24, 2022MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
May 25, 2022PA..Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA)
May 24, 2022C.ADCorrespondence Address Change
May 19, 2022RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
May 19, 2022RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
May 19, 2022MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
May 17, 2022DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
May 16, 2022RXTTLRPTTitle Report
May 16, 2022RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
May 16, 2022RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
May 16, 2022RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
May 16, 2022MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 16, 2022MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 16, 2022FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
May 15, 2022PRXRParalegal Reexam Review Complete
May 13, 2022RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
May 13, 2022RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
May 13, 2022RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
May 13, 2022RXC/SRCertificate of Service
May 13, 2022RXAF/DAffidavit(s), Declaration(s) and/or Exhibit(s) Filed
May 13, 2022BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)
May 1, 2022RXIDS.RReexam - Information Disclosure Statement Filed by Third Party Requester

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

IPR2021-00694IPR — Institution Denied

Petitioner

ZTE Corporation et al.

Petition Filed

Mar 24, 2021

Institution

Oct 5, 2021

Terminated

Oct 5, 2021

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Feb 10, 2009
3.5-yr
Aug 10, 2012
7.5-yr
Aug 10, 2016
11.5-yr
Aug 10, 2020
Paid Aug 10, 2020
Expiry
Feb 8, 2026

Entity Status

Large Entity

Expires

Feb 8, 2026 (expired)

Term Adjustment

+314 days (~0.9 yr)

Assignments

2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021FiledSUMAN DASHARISH VISWANATHANALI MASOOMZADCH-FARDMARTIN H. MEYERSLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLCCREDIT SUISSE AGSecurity interest, Jan 2013CREDIT SUISSE AGRelease, Aug 2014OT WSOU TERRIER HOLDINGS, LLCSecurity interest, May 2021
AssignmentReel/Frame: 016099/0331Recorded: Apr 19, 2005

From

SUMAN DASInventor
Apr 5, 2005
ALI MASOOMZADCH-FARDInventor
Apr 6, 2005
MARTIN H. MEYERSInventor
Apr 6, 2005
HARISH VISWANATHANInventor
Apr 5, 2005
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To

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

MergerReel/Frame: 022031/0512Recorded: Dec 29, 2008

From

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Nov 1, 2008
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To

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.

Security InterestReel/Frame: 030510/0627Recorded: Mar 7, 2013

From

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
Jan 30, 2013
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To

CREDIT SUISSE AG

ReleaseReel/Frame: 033950/0001Recorded: Oct 9, 2014

From

CREDIT SUISSE AG
Aug 19, 2014
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To

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.

AssignmentReel/Frame: 045089/0972Recorded: Jan 18, 2018

From

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
Dec 22, 2017
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To

WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC

Security InterestReel/Frame: 056990/0081Recorded: Jun 1, 2021

From

WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC
May 28, 2021
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To

OT WSOU TERRIER HOLDINGS, LLC