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BB VS FB & Snapchat, U.S. Patent No. 8,301,713 ("the '713 patent"), entitled "Handheld electronic device and associated method providing time data in a messaging environment."
This patent was originally filled in 2013 by BB but through the lawsuit against FB it was invalidated by Judge Wu (In August 2018). Since then, BB has been trying to re-instate this patent by submitting multiple filings with the USPTO that support their claims to patent.
On October 7th 2021, the USPTO delivered a 'final' rejection to BB claiming that claims 21-35 are unpatentable, despite efforts by BB to say otherwise. BB has submitted an argument against this decision on December 7th, 2021. On January 6th 2022, BB again filed a request for continued examination, likely an attempt to further validate claims 21-35. BB needs this patent to be valid, because it likely is involved in the patent sale 'deal' that is being negotiated. The patent looks like the final roadblock to the completion of the sale.