Free Status Report - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:01-cv-02201-RPM-BNB

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO NO. 1:01-cv-2201-RPM-BNB BROADCAST INNOVATION, L.L.C Plaintiff, vs. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Defendant.

_______________________________________________ NO. 1:03-cv-2223- RPM- BNB BROADCAST INNOVATION, L.L.C. et al., Plaintiffs, vs. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant.

PLAINTIFF'S STATUS REPORT REGARDING PENDING REEXAMINATION PROCEEDING

Pursuant to the Court's Order of August 15, 2007 in Cause No.: 03-cv-02223-JLK-BNB, Plaintiff files this status report on the status of the pending reexamination proceeding relating to the patent-in-suit in this infringement actions. On December 4, 2007, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued its Initial Office Action relating to the pending reexamination. In this Office Action, the examiner made the initial decision to reject all of the claims. The patentee elected not to respond to an earlier request for reexamination and now has

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a two month statutory period to file its response to the Office Action, which is Monday, February 5, 2008. Upon a showing of good cause, the USPTO typically approves a one month extension of time. At this time, the patentee has not yet determined whether it will seek an extension of time in which to file its response to the Office Action. While there is no statutory deadline, following the filing of a response, the examiner issues a new communication which is usually a final office action or a notice of intent to issue an ex-parte reexamination certificate. This typically occurs within 2-4 months of the filing of a response. In addition, the patentee can request a personal or telephone interview with the examiner and such interview, if allowed, is conducted prior to the filing of the response. Plaintiff will promptly file a further status report after the receipt of the next office action. Dated: December 28, 2007 /s/ Jonathan T. Suder Edward R. Nelson, III FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE Tindall Square Warehouse No. 1 604 East 4th Street, Suite 200 Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 334-0400 (817) 334-0401 - fax Barry A. Schwartz Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert, LLP 1515 Arapahoe Street Tower 1, Suite 1600 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 825-4200 (303) 825-1185 - fax Mr. John Henry Schlie Law Office of John Henry Schlie, P.C. 2406 W. Davies Avenue Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 830-1616 (303) 860-1297 - fax

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Edward W. Goldstein Goldstein, Faucett & Prebeg, L.L.P. 1177 West Loop South, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 877-1515 (713) 877-1737 - fax ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF BROADCAST INNOVATION, L.L.C.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 28th day of December, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following email addresses: Jonathan T. Suder [email protected] Edward R. Nelson III [email protected] Barry A. Schwartz [email protected] Edward W. Goldstein [email protected] John Henry Schlie [email protected] J. Eric Elliff [email protected] David C. Doyle [email protected] Jose L. Patino [email protected] Robert M. Harkins [email protected]

/s/ Jonathan T. Suder