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ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.

361 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2023

Allowance rate
33%
−42 pts vs the USPTO range 28% to 38%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.5 mo
+0.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
35%
+8 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61F 118 apps
A61K Medical preparations112 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification39 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body22 apps
C07D Heterocyclic compounds11 apps
C12N Microorganisms or enzymes11 apps

Art units

376341 apps
373126 apps
376719 apps
376118 apps
162117 apps
162914 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18140910ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME2023-04-28Allowed1031.2 mo
16721443OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DESSICATION PROTECTION AND RETENTION2019-12-19Allowed202.3 mo
16416743ILLUMINATED VITRECTOMY CUTTER WITH ADJUSTABLE ILLUMINATION APERTURE2019-05-20Allowed2030.9 mo
15917875Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15836146Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15361243Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15659090Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15427098Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15703467Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15443811Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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