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Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

23 applicationsfiled 2008 to 2023

Allowance rate
78%
+3 pts vs the USPTO range 58% to 90%
Rejections before allowance
1.8
+0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.0 mo
+1.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
35%
+8 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61F 10 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification8 apps
A61K Medical preparations5 apps

Art units

37716 apps
37864 apps
16283 apps
37732 apps
37312 apps
28721 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18315553STERILE SURGICAL DRAPE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY2023-05-11Allowed106.7 mo
17462790STERILE SURGICAL DRAPE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY2021-08-31Allowed1014.1 mo
16701507OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS,METHODS, AND DEVICES2019-12-03Abandoned4143.8 mo
15407233Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15975810Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15540672Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15919352Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15453637Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15790880Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15156831Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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