Here is our latest weekly installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…
In September, an unidentified party requested reexamination of four RFID patents owned by Round Rock Research. Last Tuesday, reexamination was requested of another Round Rock RFID patent, Reissue 41,562, again by an anonymous party (see ex parte Request No. (1)).
Traditionally, reexamination has been requested of a substantial number electronics and Internet patents, but it is much less common for pharmaceutical and medical delivery patents. In recent weeks, though, that pattern seems to be changing, with more reexamination requests directed to pharmaceutical and medical delivery patents. That trend continued last week when reexamination was requested for two patents owned by Monosolclaiming film to be used in drug delivery systems (see ex parteRequest Nos. (3) & (4)). Monosol has sued BioDelivery in New Jersey for infringement of the patents.
The following inter partes requests were filed:
(1) 95/001,873 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,891,376 entitled DOUBLE SEAT VALVE FOR SEPARATING MEDIA and owned by Sudmo Holding GmbH. Filed January 18, 2012, by SPX Corporation. The ‘376 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Sudmo Holding GmbH v. SPX (Case No. 1:11-cv-561-SLR (D. Del.)).
(2) 95/001,874 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,729,528 entitled AUTOMATED WAFER DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A PROCESS OF PERFORMING SUCH INSPECTION and owned by Rudolph Technologies. Filed January 19, 2012, by Camtek. The ‘528 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled (Case No. 11-cv-3707 (D. Minn.)).
The following ex parte requests were filed:
(1) 90/012,095 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. Re 41,562 entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH A BATCH and owned byRound Rock Research. Filed January 17, 2012.
(2) 90/012,096 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,032,715 entitled METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING ELEVATOR HALL CALLS TO MINIMIZE ENERGY and owned byThyssen Elevator Capital. Filed January 19, 2012.
(3) 90/012,097 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,425,292 entitled THIN FILM WITH NON-SELF-AGGREGATING UNIFORM HETEROGENEITY AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS MADE THEREFROM and owned by Monosol RX. Filed January 20, 2012, by BioDelivery Sciences. The ‘292 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Monosol RX v. BioDelivery Sciences Int’l et al. (Case No. 10-cv-5695 (D.N.J.)).
(4) 90/012,098 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,357,891 entitled PROCESS FOR MAKING AN INGESTIBLE FILM and owned by Monosol RX. Filed January 20, 2012, byBioDelivery Sciences. The ‘891 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Monosol RX v. BioDelivery Sciences Int’l et al.(Case No. 10-cv-5695 (D.N.J.)).
(5) 90/012,099 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,478,274 entitled ARM APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES and owned by Innovative Office Products. Filed January 20, 2012, by SpaceCo Business Solutions. The ‘274 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Innovative Office Products v. SpaceCo Business Solutions (Case No. 05-cv-4037 (E.D. Pa.); Innovative Office Products v. Smed (Case No. 07-cv-192 (C.D. Ca.)).
(6) 90/012,100 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,230,878 entitled PERSONALIZED RUBBER BANDED CARD AND CURRENCY HOLDER and owned by J Lea. Filed January 20, 2012.
(7) 90/009,982 (paper filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,826,744 entitled and owned by Vertical Computer Systems. Filed January 6, 2012.
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