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LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH

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611 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

88%

+13 pts vs the USPTO range 85% to 91%

Rejections before allowance

1.5

−0.1 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

23.3 mo

+4.7 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

24%

−3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G02B Optical elements303 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials106 apps

G06T Image data processing or generation44 apps

G06V Image or video recognition24 apps

G01J 19 apps

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids19 apps

Art units

2872197 apps

OPAP41 apps

287832 apps

288432 apps

287720 apps

179811 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central44 apps

n/a

Thong Q Nguyen31 apps

82%

Arnel C Lavarias18 apps

94%

Frank G Font17 apps

88%

Derek S Chapel13 apps

100%

Mustak Choudhury12 apps

83%

Rahman Abdur12 apps

67%

Mark J Consilvio7 apps

71%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office)309 apps

88%

Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt - Leica)74 apps

100%

Maria Eliseeva42 apps

90%

2SPL Patent Attorneys37 apps

79%

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY33 apps

94%

HODGSON RUSS LLP31 apps

77%

SCHLEE IP INTERNATIONAL, P.C.27 apps

93%

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP21 apps

86%

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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
19882863	ACOUSTO-OPTIC SYSTEM AND OPTICAL DEVICE	2026-10-07	Pending	0	0	n/a
19616106	APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING INFORMATION ON IMAGE, LAB AUTOMATION AND IMAGE ANALYSIS WO…	2026-08-18	Pending	0	0	n/a
19612394	MARKER AND METHOD FOR ANALYSING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE	2026-08-05	Pending	0	0	n/a
15308522	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15923485	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15441245	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15452851	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15293284	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15416203	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15561930	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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