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Company or institution

IBM CORPORATION

77 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2017

Allowance rate
77%
+1 pts vs the USPTO range 66% to 85%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
25.2 mo
+6.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
18%
−9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing36 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information8 apps
G11B 8 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes5 apps
H10D 4 apps
H04M Telephonic communication3 apps

Art units

26277 apps
21135 apps
21633 apps
28263 apps
21932 apps
26122 apps

Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

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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

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15686448Adaptive Reference Scheme for Magnetic Memory Applications2017-08-25Allowed103.4 mo
15603738METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHANNEL STRUCTURE FORMED FROM A PLURALITY OF STRAINED SEMICON…2017-05-24Allowed107.5 mo
14980050ADAPTIVE REFERENCE SCHEME FOR MAGNETIC MEMORY APPLICATIONS2015-12-28Allowed106.5 mo
15839340Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15364187Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15108445Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15667196Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15682468Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15556797Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15702356Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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