System and Method For Providing Network Route Redundancy Across Layer 2 Devices

Inventors: 7,558,195, BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, INC. (OWNER), FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW , GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. (3RD.PTY.REQ.), FINNEGAN, HENDERSON , FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNE, L.L.P.

Reexamination Certificate Issued

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2014-02-24	`RXCERT`	Reexamination Certificate Issued	2	View
2014-02-04	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2014-02-04	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2014-02-04	`RXNIRC`	Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate	6	View
2014-02-04	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2014-02-04	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	15	View
2014-02-04	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2014-02-04	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2014-02-04	`IIFW`	Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc.	3	View
2014-01-25	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	312	View
2013-11-22	`APDA`	Patent Board Decision - Examiner Affirmed	39	View
2013-08-14	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2013-08-14	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	2	View
2013-08-14	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-07-19	`AP_DK_M`	Appeal Docketing Notice	2	View
2013-05-28	`APRB`	Reply Brief Filed	12	View
2013-05-28	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-05-28	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2013-04-04	`RXMISC`	Reexam - Miscellaneous Action	2	View
2013-04-04	`OA.APPENDIX`	Office Action Appendix	1	View
2013-03-25	`APEA`	Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief	15	View
2013-03-25	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2013-03-25	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	5	View
2013-03-13	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2013-03-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-03-13	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2013-03-12	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	137	View
2013-02-19	`AP.B`	Appeal Brief Filed	16	View
2013-02-19	`AP.B`	Appeal Brief Filed	1	View
2013-02-19	`AP.B`	Appeal Brief Filed	1	View
2013-02-19	`AP.B`	Appeal Brief Filed	1	View
2013-02-19	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2013-02-19	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2013-02-19	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-12-19	`N/AP`	Notice of Appeal Filed	1	View
2012-12-19	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-12-19	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-12-19	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-11-15	`RXADV.`	Reexam proceeding - Advisory Action	2	View
2012-11-15	`RXADV.`	Reexam proceeding - Advisory Action	10	View
2012-11-15	`ANE.I`	Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner.	1	View
2012-11-15	`RXADV.`	Reexam proceeding - Advisory Action	1	View
2012-09-19	`RXAAF.`	Reexam Response to Final Rejection	11	View
2012-09-19	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-09-19	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	7	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	4	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	8	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	9	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	36	View
2012-08-16	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	20	View
2012-08-16	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	2	View
2012-08-16	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-08-16	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-07-19	`RXFR..`	Reexam - Final Rejection	17	View
2012-07-19	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	49	View
2012-07-19	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2012-07-19	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2012-07-19	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2012-06-20	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	1	View
2012-06-20	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	20	View
2012-06-20	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-06-20	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-06-19	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	99	View
2012-06-01	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	14	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	2	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	18	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	11	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	6	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	34	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	3	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	33	View
2012-06-01	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	4	View
2012-06-01	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-06-01	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-06-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2012-04-04	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2012-04-03	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	5	View
2012-04-03	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	2	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	2	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	33	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	19	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	2	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	29	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	21	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	26	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	12	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	22	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	31	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	16	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	15	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	6	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	20	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	42	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	2	View
2012-04-03	`NTC.CONCPROC`	Notice of concurrent proceedings / decisions	2	View
2012-04-03	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2012-01-18	`INTRVIEW.APP`	Applicant summary of interview with examiner	2	View
2012-01-18	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2012-01-18	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	10	View
2012-01-18	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-01-18	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-01-14	`RXEXTD`	Extension of Time Period for Response Denied	4	View
2012-01-12	`EXIN`	Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413)	7	View
2012-01-10	`RXRQ/T`	Reexam Request for Extension of Time	5	View
2012-01-10	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2012-01-10	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-01-10	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-12-21	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2011-12-21	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	11	View
2011-12-21	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-12-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-12-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	5	View
2011-12-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	6	View
2011-12-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	7	View
2011-12-16	`RXMISC`	Reexam - Miscellaneous Action	3	View
2011-11-18	`RXR.NF`	Reexam - Non-Final Action	15	View
2011-11-18	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2011-11-14	`RXR.NF`	Reexam - Non-Final Action	15	View
2011-11-14	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2011-10-05	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	54	View
2011-09-01	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2011-09-01	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2011-08-31	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2011-08-31	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	1	View
2011-08-31	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-08-31	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-07-22	`RXREXO`	Determination -- Reexam Ordered	12	View
2011-07-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2011-07-22	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2011-07-22	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2011-07-14	`EXIN`	Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413)	3	View
2011-07-05	`RXTTLRPT`	Title Report	2	View
2011-07-05	`RXNREQAU`	Notice of Assignment of Reexamination Request	1	View
2011-07-05	`RXNREQFD`	Notice of reexamination request filing date	1	View
2011-06-27	`RXPATENT`	Copy of patent for which reexamination is requested	28	View
2011-06-27	`RXAF/DR`	Reexam - Affidavit/Declaration/Exhibit Filed by 3rd Party	1	View
2011-06-27	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	2	View
2011-06-27	`RXOSUB.R`	Receipt of Original Ex Parte Request by Third Party	14	View
2011-06-27	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2011-06-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2011-06-27	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2011-06-27	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View

Inventors

7,558,195

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, INC. (OWNER) SAN JOSE, CA

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW , GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. (3RD.PTY.REQ.) WASHINGTON, DC

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON , FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNE, L.L.P. WASHINGTON, DC

Attorneys & Agents of Record

PETER SCOTT Reg. 33279 Attorney

CHARLES HAMILTON Reg. 42624 Attorney · FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP, PC

BRADLEY BLANCHE Reg. 38387 Attorney · RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE

GEORGE YEE Reg. 37478 Attorney · FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP, PC

CHAD WALSH Reg. 43235 Attorney · FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP PC

RICKY CHUN Reg. 63371 Attorney · BROADCOM CORPORATION

JAMES PARSONS Reg. 34691 Attorney · BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.

ANDREW LEE Reg. 60371 Attorney · FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP, P.C.

Classification

USPC 370/219

Prosecution

Examiner: STEELMAN, MARY J
Art Unit: 3992
Customer No.: 105348
Docket No.: 11517.0011-00000
Confirmation No.: 3191

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Quick Facts

App. No.: 90/011,771
Filed: 2011-06-27
Examiner: STEELMAN, MARY J
Art Unit: 3992

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