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BUFFALO INC.

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256 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

40%

−35 pts vs the USPTO range 35% to 47%

Rejections before allowance

1.5

−0.1 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

21.6 mo

+3.0 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

17%

−10 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing84 apps

H04L Transmission of digital information71 apps

H04W Wireless communication networks51 apps

H04N Pictorial communication, television10 apps

G11B 9 apps

H04B Transmission9 apps

Art units

24747 apps

28356 apps

21166 apps

24526 apps

21155 apps

24645 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Noel R Beharry3 apps

Dieu Minh T Le3 apps

33%

Ebrahim Golabbakhsh3 apps

Eric Chang3 apps

67%

Ayoub Alata3 apps

33%

Thu Nguyet T Le3 apps

33%

Kerri M Rose2 apps

Brannon W Smith2 apps

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.169 apps

29%

Beyer Law Group LLP51 apps

57%

Xsensus26 apps

85%

Toshiyuki Yokoi5 apps

80%

WHDA, LLP2 apps

50%

F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC1 apps

James W. Judge1 apps

Lerner David LLP1 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19554706	STORAGE MEDIUM AND CONTROL METHOD	2026-03-03	Pending	0	0	n/a
19084815	ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING SUB-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION VIA DIFFERENT MODES	2025-03-20	Pending	0	0	n/a
18780688	WIRELESS DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	2024-07-23	Pending	1	0	25.0 mo
15428196	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15951767	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15680129	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15568533	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15465281	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15109964	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15521317	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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