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The Iams Company

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39 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2014

Allowance rate

13%

−63 pts vs the USPTO range 6% to 27%

Rejections before allowance

3.0

+1.4 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

26.5 mo

+7.9 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

46%

+19 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations15 apps

A23K 12 apps

B65D Containers for storage or transport3 apps

A01K 2 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes2 apps

B65B 1 apps

Art units

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17914 apps

17923 apps

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16282 apps

17822 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Jenna A Watts3 apps

Chhaya D Sayala3 apps

Ralph J Gitomer3 apps

33%

Timothy P Thomas2 apps

Preston Smith2 apps

Michael V Meller2 apps

50%

Yvonne Renee Abbott-Lewis1 apps

Paul C Martin1 apps

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY19 apps

11%

POLSINELLI PC (Main Customer Number)13 apps

Mars, Inc. c/o Mars Petcare7 apps

29%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
14581432	METHODS AND KITS FOR ENHANCING THE ABILITY TO LEARN IN A PUPPY OR KITTEN	2014-12-23	Abandoned	2	0	16.7 mo
14540957	SNACK-SIZE PET FOOD MIX	2014-11-13	Abandoned	3	0	8.0 mo
14538737	PROCESSES FOR PREPARING A CARBOHYDRATE EXTRACT COMPRISING MANNOHEPTULOSE AND COMPOS…	2014-11-11	Abandoned	0	0	28.5 mo
15803009	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15100859	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15623638	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15969088	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15177297	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15944996	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15865164	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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