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Apple Inc.

Ex parte reexamination requester·88 ex parte reexams

Apple Inc. has requested 88 USPTO ex parte reexaminations, with 47 currently open. It most often challenges patents owned by CardWare, Inc., Maxell, Ltd., and Competitive Access Systems, Inc.. ExamPat indexes the full prosecution record for each proceeding, including office-action grounds, certificate outcomes, and downstream PTAB and Federal Circuit decisions.

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Outcome track record

How this requester's challenges resolve: claims confirmed, amended, mixed, or fully canceled.

  • Certificate outcome split across every bucket
  • Share of challenges that canceled claims

Challenge metrics

Cancellation rate, average pendency, and the open/closed split across every reexam this requester has filed.

  • Outcome rate of closed challenges
  • Average pendency in months

Examiners & defense counsel

Which examiners decide this requester's challenges, and which firms defend the targeted patents.

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Recent reexaminations (showing 25 of 88)

Control #FiledPatentTitleOwnerStatus
90/016,666Oct 16, 2026—SELECTIVE LOCKING OF INPUT CONTROLS OF A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER—Open
90/016,639Oct 8, 20267,613,446WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE WITH AUTHENTICATED MODE OF OPERATION INCLUDING FINGER PRINT BASED AUTHENTICATIONCloud Controls LLCOpen
90/016,619Sep 25, 20269,864,421Hub Having Complex Power ConvertersZEPHYRHUB LLCOpen
90/016,616Sep 25, 20268,745,749Virtual Secure Digital CardTruesight Communications LLCOpen
90/016,601Sep 18, 20269,595,300CONTEXTUAL CHAPTER NAVIGATIONTruesight Communications LLCOpen
90/016,590Sep 15, 20267,035,082STRUCTURE OF MULTI-ELECTRODE CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SAMEDYNACAP LLCOpen
90/016,589Sep 15, 20266,813,138EMBEDDED MICROELECTRONIC CAPACITOR EQUIPPED WITH GEOMETRICALLY-CENTERED ELECTRODES AND METHOD OF FABRICATIONDYNACAP LLCOpen
90/016,591Sep 15, 20266,969,912EMBEDDED MICROELECTRONIC CAPACITOR INCORPORATING GROUND SHIELDING LAYERS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATIONDYNACAP LLCOpen
90/016,574Sep 9, 202611,265,680WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE IN A PAGING NETWORKTHL Holding Company, LLCOpen
90/016,575Sep 9, 20268,768,381WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE IN A PAGING NETWORKTHL Holding Company, LLCOpen
90/016,508Aug 3, 20268,129,809IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFClairpath, LLCOpen
90/016,483Jul 17, 20268,996,708METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT INFORMATION USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAMEClairpath, LLCOpen
90/016,458Jul 10, 20268,483,948NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGE MUTUAL LOCATION INFORMATION USING MESSENGERClairpath, LLCOpen
90/016,294May 15, 202610,674,432MOBILE DEVICE MODE ENABLEMENT RESPONSIVE TO A PROXIMITY CRITERIONTelcom Ventures LLCOpen
90/016,293May 15, 202610,219,199MOBILE DEVICE MODE ENABLEMENT RESPONSIVE TO A PROXIMITY CRITERIONTelcom Ventures LLCOpen
90/016,274May 13, 20268,271,877METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES ON THE WEB—Open
90/016,276May 13, 202610,943,058METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES ON THE WEB—Open
90/016,230May 1, 20267,644,136VIRTUAL FILE SYSTEMINTERACTIVE CONTENT ENGINES, LLC.Open
90/016,229May 1, 20267,437,472INTERACTIVE BROADBAND SERVER SYSTEMINTERACTIVE CONTENT ENGINES, LLC.Open
90/016,181Apr 13, 202611,937,172SYSTEMS/METHODS OF A TWO-STEP PROCESS IN ESTABLISHING A CAPABILITY, AND USING THE CAPABILITY, TO EXECUTE A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION BY A SMARTPHONETelcom Ventures LLCOpen
90/016,131Apr 3, 202611,620,634MULTI-FUNCTION SMART TOKENIZING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICECardWare, Inc.Open
90/016,135Apr 3, 202610,628,820MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICECardWare, Inc.Open
90/016,132Apr 3, 202611,620,634MULTI-FUNCTION SMART TOKENIZING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICECardWare, Inc.Open
90/016,136Apr 3, 202610,628,820MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICECardWare, Inc.Open
90/016,129Apr 3, 202610,339,520MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CREDIT CARD TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICECardWare, Inc.Open

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