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MERCK SERONO SA

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188 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate

63%

−12 pts vs the USPTO range 56% to 70%

Rejections before allowance

1.9

+0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

16.8 mo

−1.8 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

24%

−3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C07D Heterocyclic compounds68 apps

A61K Medical preparations45 apps

C07K Peptides43 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes11 apps

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids7 apps

C07C 5 apps

Art units

162624 apps

164723 apps

162419 apps

164617 apps

162510 apps

16499 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Laura Lynne Stockton8 apps

75%

Elizabeth Kemmerer7 apps

100%

Nizal S Chandrakumar7 apps

71%

Yong Liang Chu7 apps

86%

Celine X Qian6 apps

67%

Shulamith H Shafer6 apps

100%

Jon McClelland Lockard6 apps

67%

Jeffrey H Murray4 apps

75%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK98 apps

60%

OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.23 apps

61%

FisherBroyles, LLP19 apps

47%

HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C.14 apps

57%

EMD SERONO RESEARCH INSTITUTE7 apps

100%

HENRY HADAD7 apps

100%

Clark+Elbing LLP5 apps

60%

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP2 apps

100%

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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
19289532	CLADRIBINE REGIMEN FOR TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS	2025-08-04	Pending	3	1	3.1 mo
17112327	ALPHA-AMINO ESTERS OF HYDROXYPROPYLTHIAZOLIDINE CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVE AND SALT FOR…	2020-12-04	Abandoned	1	0	11.9 mo
16834607	METHODS OF TREATING PRURITIC DISEASE WITH IL-31 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES	2020-03-30	Allowed	1	0	24.3 mo
15881211	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15954374	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15502789	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15540121	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15127056	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15827728	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15822873	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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