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90/015,338SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING NATURAL LANGUAGE SPEECH UTTERANCES WITH CONTEXT-SPECIFIC DOMAIN AGENTS8,015,006Closed

Status

Reexamination Certificate Issued

Filed

Jun 23, 2025

Last Updated

Mar 30, 2026

Art Unit

3992

Requester Law Firm

Not named in the record

Requested By

Third Party

Patent Owner(via USPTO assignment records)

Dialect, LLC

Patent Owner Law Firm

Owner hasn't filed yet

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G10Musical Instruments & Acoustics
G10LSpeech Analysis & Synthesis

USPC

704Data Processing: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, And Audio Compression/Decompression

Reexam History (25 events)

Mar 30, 2026REEXInput Issue Number and Issue Date for Reexamination
Mar 15, 2026RXPUBSReexam Forwarded to Office of Publications
Feb 10, 2026MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Dec 9, 2025RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Oct 14, 2025MRPWPRX - Mail Pilot Waiver Program - Ex Parte Interview Summary
Sep 19, 2025MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Jul 8, 2025RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Jul 8, 2025RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Jun 30, 2025DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
Jun 26, 2025MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
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Jun 26, 2025COMPApplication Is Now Complete
Jun 25, 2025RXTTLRPTTitle Report
Jun 25, 2025RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Jun 25, 2025RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Jun 25, 2025RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
Jun 25, 2025FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
Jun 24, 2025PRXRParalegal Reexam Review Complete
Jun 23, 2025WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Jun 23, 2025RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Jun 23, 2025RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Jun 23, 2025RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
Jun 23, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
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Jun 23, 2025BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

IPR2025-01335IPR — Discretionary Denial

Petitioner

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Petition Filed

Aug 15, 2025

Institution

Dec 11, 2025

Decision

Dec 11, 2025

Terminated

Dec 11, 2025

IPR2024-00748IPR — Institution Denied

Petitioner

Google LLC

Petition Filed

Apr 5, 2024

Institution

Oct 11, 2024

Decision

Oct 11, 2024

Terminated

Oct 11, 2024

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Sep 6, 2011
3.5-yr
Mar 6, 2015
7.5-yr
Mar 6, 2019
Paid Feb 27, 2019
11.5-yr
Mar 6, 2023
Paid Feb 28, 2023
Expiry
Feb 6, 2030

Entity Status

Large Entity

Expires

Feb 6, 2030 (3.9 yr remaining)

Term Adjustment

+617 days (~1.7 yr)

Assignments

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022FiledJR. MICHAEL R. KENNEWICKSR. MICHAEL R. KENNEWICKTOM FREEMANROBERT A. KENNEWICKRICHARD KENNEWICKDAVID LOCKEVOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONNUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.VOICE INVENTIONS, LLCDIALECT, LLC
AssignmentReel/Frame: 021697/0920Recorded: Oct 17, 2008

From

TOM FREEMANInventor
Jun 10, 2005
JR. MICHAEL R. KENNEWICKInventor
Jun 8, 2005
SR. MICHAEL R. KENNEWICKInventor
Jun 8, 2005
RICHARD KENNEWICKInventor
Jun 13, 2005
ROBERT A. KENNEWICKInventor
Jun 10, 2005
DAVID LOCKEInventor
Jun 28, 2005
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To

VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

MergerReel/Frame: 032620/0956Recorded: Apr 7, 2014

From

VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Sep 15, 2008
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To

VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

AssignmentReel/Frame: 034703/0429Recorded: Jan 14, 2015

From

VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Jan 6, 2015
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To

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

AssignmentReel/Frame: 056185/0742Recorded: May 10, 2021

From

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Jan 1, 2021
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To

VOICE INVENTIONS, LLC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 060820/0857Recorded: Aug 16, 2022

From

VOICE INVENTIONS, LLC
May 3, 2022
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To

DIALECT, LLC