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Ptol85B Verification Report

PTOL-85B vs. eGrant (74) Verification Report

Date: 2026-04-15 Purpose: Close out three PTOL-85B ≠ (74) flags from the KFU-2024 evidence bundle delta pass. Source: USPTO IFW API downloads + visual PDF inspection.


Executive Summary

All three flagged applications are RESOLVED — no mismatches exist. The PTOL-85B (Issue Fee Payment / PTO-85B) attorney listing matches the eGrant front page (74) attorney listing in every case. Two of the three were already in our exemplar package (A-3 keystone, A-5 control); the third (19314839) is a post-switchover patent that correctly shows Goldberg.


Application 19/314,839 — Patent 12,544,982 (KSU)

Grant Date: February 10, 2026 Filing Date: August 29, 2025 Client: King Saud University Customer Number: 37833 Docket: 33115.92U

Cross-Document Comparison

Document Date Correspondence Name Block 2 / (74) Attorney
Filing Receipt 09/19/2025 37833 / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
NOA (PTOL-85) 01/13/2026 37833 / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
PTOL-85B (IFEE) 01/15/2026 37833 / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer 1. Nath, Goldberg & Meyer / 2. Joshua B. Goldberg
Issue Notification 01/28/2026 37833 / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
eGrant front page (74) 02/10/2026 (74) Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Joshua B. Goldberg

Signed by: James Lafave (Reg. 71013), dated 2026-01-15 Deposit Account: 14-0112

Verdict: PTOL-85B MATCHES (74)

Both show "Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Joshua B. Goldberg." This is a post-switchover patent (granted 13 months after the Jan 14-21, 2025 Line 74 switchover). Richard C. Litman's name does not appear anywhere in this prosecution record. The CN=37833 correspondence block shows firm name only (no personal name), consistent with the May 1, 2025 name removal (Finding #107).

Evidentiary Note

This application was filed August 29, 2025 — more than 5 weeks after both lawsuits (state 07/21, federal 07/22/2025). NGM continued filing new KSU patent applications under CN=37833 while being actively sued. Lafave signed the PTOL-85B on January 15, 2026, continuing prosecution post-litigation.


Application 17/533,063 — Patent 11,404,998 (UAEU)

Grant Date: August 2, 2022 Filing Date: November 22, 2021 Client: United Arab Emirates University / Al Ain Distribution Company Customer Number: 37833 Docket: 33090.01

Cross-Document Comparison

Document Date Correspondence Name Block 2 / (74) Attorney
Filing Receipt 12/16/2021 37833 / Richard C. Litman / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
NOA (PTOL-85) 04/01/2022 37833 / Richard C. Litman / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
PTOL-85B (IFEE) 06/27/2022 37833 / Richard C. Litman / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer 1. Nath, Goldberg & Meyer / 2. Richard C. Litman
Issue Notification 07/13/2022 37833 / Richard C. Litman / Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
Patent Grant XML (74) 08/02/2022 (74) Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Richard C. Litman

Signed by: James Lafave (Reg. 71013), dated 2022-06-27 Deposit Account: 14-0112

Verdict: PTOL-85B MATCHES (74)

Both show "Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Richard C. Litman." Every document in the entire prosecution chain — Filing Receipt, NOA, PTOL-85B, Issue Notification, and Patent Grant XML — bears Litman's name. This is the keystone exhibit (Exemplar A-3) demonstrating the complete causal chain from CN=37833 through to the patent front page.

Note: This patent predates the eGrant system; no eGrant PDF exists. Line 74 was verified directly from Patent Grant XML.


Application 18/181,890 — Patent 12,295,955 (KFSHRC) — CONTROL

Grant Date: May 13, 2025 Filing Date: March 10, 2023 Client: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Customer Number: 23557 (Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk — NOT NGM) Docket: BB.480D1

Cross-Document Comparison

Document Date Correspondence Name Block 2 / (74) Attorney
PTOL-85B (IFEE) 04/18/2025 23557 / Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk 1. Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk / 2. (blank)
Issue Notification 04/30/2025 23557 / Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
eGrant front page (74) 05/13/2025 (74) Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk

Signed by: David R. Saliwanchik (Reg. 31794), dated April 18, 2025 Deposit Account: 190065

Verdict: PTOL-85B MATCHES (74) — CONTROL PATENT

Both show Saliwanchik firm only. Richard C. Litman and NGM appear nowhere in this prosecution record. This is the control patent (Exemplar A-5), intentionally included to demonstrate that patents NOT routed through CN=37833 do NOT bear Litman's or NGM's name. The PTOL-85B ≠ (74) flag was correctly identifying this as different from the KFU/NGM bundle entries — the difference is by design.


Summary Resolution Table

App No. Patent Client Flag PTOL-85B Attorney eGrant (74) Attorney Match? Resolution
19314839 12,544,982 KSU PTOL-85B≠(74) NGM; Goldberg NGM; Goldberg YES Closed — PTOL-85B matches (74) on re-pull
17533063 11,404,998 UAEU PTOL-85B≠(74) NGM; Litman NGM; Litman YES Closed — PTOL-85B matches (74) on re-pull
18181890 12,295,955 KFSHRC PTOL-85B≠(74) Saliwanchik Saliwanchik YES Closed — Control; mismatch expected (CN=23557)

Downloaded Exhibits

All PDFs retrieved from USPTO IFW API on 2026-04-15. Stored in evidence/ptol85b_verification/.

File Size SHA-256 (first 16)
ISSUE_NTF_19314839.pdf 79,258 6b947f767a94905a
IFEE_PTO85B_19314839.pdf 112,488 3d9b79ee19a2f284
FILING_RECEIPT_19314839.pdf 174,142 4abe53c003360226
NOA_19314839.pdf 455,426 2d0cdbba3877c9cc
EGRANT_19314839_12544982.pdf 6,258,356 e5df396e906121ef
ISSUE_NTF_17533063.pdf 56,306 d474512aa7f3c61c
IFEE_PTO85B_17533063.pdf 80,864 ebefc1ec2bfc5c7b
FILING_RECEIPT_17533063.pdf 181,133 9d100653a5d50f18
NOA_17533063.pdf 472,443 c882276f6d59a6b8
ISSUE_NTF_18181890.pdf 76,339 703a9300eb58177d
IFEE_PTO85B_18181890.pdf 106,440 c3fee4d2f86e7b74
NOA_18181890.pdf 335,008 fb8fc1e1e5e01f17

Note: eGrant for 18181890 (control) requires a two-step redirect; the existing copy at evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/eGrant_12295955_18181890.pdf (1.9 MB) is the authoritative version.


Bonus Finding: App 19314839 Filed Post-Litigation

Patent 12,544,982 was filed August 29, 2025 — 39 days after both lawsuits were filed. The application proceeded through examination (NOA 01/13/2026), issue fee payment (01/15/2026, signed by Lafave), and grant (02/10/2026) while litigation was actively pending. This demonstrates NGM's continued patent prosecution operations under CN=37833 throughout the litigation period, with Goldberg now appearing on Line 74 in place of Litman.


Next Steps

Per uncle's recommended workflow: 1. All three IDs closed. No residual PTOL-85B ≠ (74) flags. 2. Delta check can be re-run to confirm zero remaining flags. 3. The 19314839 post-litigation filing is a potential new exhibit for the post-switchover / consciousness-of-wrongdoing narrative.