InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[olddog967]

my3sons: In regard to succeeding patents to the ‘244 patent, I assume you mean are there any follow on continuation applications (patents) related to what I would call the ‘244 family chain. The following are two subsequent applications/patents that are continuations of the ‘244 patent

application No. 13/753149 (patent No. 9420632)
application No. 14/599028 (patent No. 9408253)


The following is from application 14/599028, the latest in the family’s continuation history;


“RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/753,149 filed Jan. 29, 2013; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/615,098 filed Nov. 9, 2009; now U.S. Pat. No. 8,380,244 issued Feb. 19, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/326,809 filed Jan. 6, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,616,970 issued Nov. 10, 2009. U.S. application Ser. No. 11/326,809, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,616,970 issued Nov. 10, 2009 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/358,082 filed Feb. 3, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,013,162 issued Mar. 14, 2006 and a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/341,528 filed Jan. 13, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,024,222 issued Apr. 4, 2006. U.S. application Ser. No. 10/358,082 filed Feb. 3, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,013,162 issued Mar. 14, 2006 and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/341,528 filed Jan. 13, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,024,222 issued Apr. 4, 2006, are both continuations of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/400,136 filed Sep. 21, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,526,034 issued Feb. 25, 2003. The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated by reference herein. “


The following is an interesting article regarding continuation applications:

https://www.cooleygo.com/using-continuation-applications-strategically/