Company or institution

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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2,397 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

63%

−12 pts vs the USPTO range 61% to 65%

Rejections before allowance

2.0

+0.4 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

17.7 mo

−0.9 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

38%

+11 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids627 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials502 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes292 apps

G16B Bioinformatics205 apps

B01L 129 apps

B01F 67 apps

Art units

1637312 apps

1634144 apps

1631111 apps

OPAP97 apps

179779 apps

179876 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central98 apps

n/a

Jezia Riley62 apps

72%

Richard G Hutson50 apps

68%

Aaron A Priest48 apps

72%

John C Ball45 apps

80%

Matthew E Gordon43 apps

81%

Young J Kim40 apps

51%

Teresa E Strzelecka36 apps

50%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION1,962 apps

59%

Mintz Levin/Thermo Fisher Scientific106 apps

100%

JONES BURKE, PLLC (w/ Thermo Fisher Scientific)91 apps

82%

BakerHostetler / Thermo Fisher Scientific44 apps

92%

Workman Nydegger/Life Technologies Corporation42 apps

95%

KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP (Thermo Fisher/Life Tech)35 apps

86%

THERMO FISHER / BIR28 apps

43%

Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP/Thermo Fisher26 apps

73%

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Rejection fingerprint

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
19882940	Sample Preparation for Nucleic Acids	2026-10-07	Pending	0	0	n/a
19625302	HIGHER-ORDER MULTIPLEXING AMPLIFICATION	2026-09-17	Pending	0	0	n/a
19623602	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS	2026-09-11	Pending	0	0	n/a
15772823	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15693709	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15217780	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15623606	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15605790	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15529450	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15896873	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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