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90/019,940METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LOCATION INFORMATION IN A NETWORK SEPARATE FROM THE DATA TO WHICH THE LOCATION INFORMATION PERTAINS7,233,978Open

Status

Determination - Reexamination Ordered

Filed

Apr 30, 2025

Last Updated

Jul 21, 2025

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Unknown

Requester Law Firm

Fenwick & West, LLP

Requested By

Third Party

Patent OwnerInferred

Kove Io Inc.

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G06Computing & Data Processing
G06FElectric Digital Data Processing

USPC

709Electrical Computers And Digital Processing Systems: Multicomputer Data Transferring

Reexam History (22 events)

Oct 6, 2025RXOPPPETReexam - Opposition filed in response to petition
Oct 6, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Sep 22, 2025RXPET.Receipt of Petition in a Reexam
Sep 22, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Jul 21, 2025MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
May 6, 2025MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 6, 2025MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
May 6, 2025DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
May 6, 2025COMPApplication Is Now Complete
May 5, 2025RXTTLRPTTitle Report
May 5, 2025RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
May 5, 2025RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
May 5, 2025RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
May 5, 2025RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
May 5, 2025RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
May 5, 2025FTFSFITF set to YES - revise initial setting
Apr 30, 2025WIDSInformation Disclosure Statement (IDS) Filed
Apr 30, 2025RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Apr 30, 2025RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
Apr 30, 2025RXIDS.RReexam - Information Disclosure Statement Filed by Third Party Requester
Apr 30, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Apr 30, 2025BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

IPR2024-01021IPR — Terminated-Settled

Petitioner

Google LLC

Petition Filed

Jun 28, 2024

Decision

Jan 15, 2025

Terminated

Jan 15, 2025

IPR2024-01022IPR — Terminated-Settled

Petitioner

Google LLC

Petition Filed

Jun 28, 2024

Decision

Jan 15, 2025

Terminated

Jan 15, 2025

IPR2020-00276IPR — Institution Denied

Petitioner

Amazon Web Services, Inc. et al.

Petition Filed

Dec 12, 2019

Institution

Jun 16, 2020

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Jun 19, 2007
3.5-yr
Dec 19, 2010
7.5-yr
Dec 19, 2014
11.5-yr
Dec 19, 2018
Paid Dec 7, 2018
Expiry
Aug 20, 2023

Entity Status

Small Entity

Expires

Aug 20, 2023 (expired)

Term Adjustment

+810 days (~2.2 yr)

Assignments

20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018FiledSTEPHEN W. BAILEYJOHN K. OVERTONOVERX, INC.ECONNECTIX, LLCECONNECTIX, CORPORATIONKOVE CORPORATIONKOVE IO, INC.ARCTIDE, LLCKOVE IO, INC.
AssignmentReel/Frame: 012175/0847Recorded: Sep 14, 2001

From

STEPHEN W. BAILEYInventor
Jul 19, 2001
JOHN K. OVERTONInventor
Jul 19, 2001
→

To

OVERX, INC.

AssignmentReel/Frame: 014254/0049Recorded: Jul 11, 2003

From

OVERX, INC.
Dec 31, 2002
→

To

ECONNECTIX, LLC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 023373/0833Recorded: Oct 15, 2009

From

ECONNECTIX, LLC
Mar 15, 2003
→

To

ECONNECTIX, CORPORATION

Name ChangeReel/Frame: 036886/0111Recorded: Oct 16, 2015

From

ECONNECTIX CORPORATION
Jan 20, 2011
→

To

KOVE CORPORATION

Name ChangeReel/Frame: 036888/0700Recorded: Oct 19, 2015

From

KOVE CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2014
→

To

KOVE IO, INC.

AssignmentReel/Frame: 036831/0804Recorded: Oct 20, 2015

From

KOVE IO, INC.
Jun 27, 2015
→

To

ARCTIDE, LLC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 046131/0507Recorded: Jun 19, 2018

From

ARCTIDE, LLC
Jun 15, 2018
→

To

KOVE IO, INC.