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MSD K.K.

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99 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2017

Allowance rate

66%

−10 pts vs the USPTO range 56% to 74%

Rejections before allowance

1.3

−0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

20.0 mo

+1.4 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

−20 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C07D Heterocyclic compounds72 apps

A61K Medical preparations7 apps

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids4 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials4 apps

C07K Peptides3 apps

F02M 3 apps

Art units

162423 apps

162518 apps

162613 apps

162210 apps

16286 apps

16275 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Noble E Jarrell5 apps

80%

Brian E McDowell5 apps

60%

David K O Dell4 apps

50%

Patricia L Morris4 apps

75%

Jeffrey H Murray3 apps

100%

Rita J Desai3 apps

67%

Sarah Pihonak3 apps

33%

Anna Pagonakis3 apps

67%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

MERCK91 apps

65%

WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P.4 apps

75%

Brooks Kushman P.C.2 apps

100%

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP (Holley)1 apps

100%

Jenkins, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.1 apps

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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
15522682	AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD	2017-04-27	Allowed	2	0	16.1 mo
15076094	THROTTLE BODY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED FUEL DISTRIBUTION AND IDLE AIR CO…	2016-03-21	Allowed	2	2	5.5 mo
14312982	DIHYDROPYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINONE DERIVATIVES	2014-06-24	Abandoned	1	0	3.8 mo
15192102	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15841007	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15186617	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15737946	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15261502	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15809862	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15705166	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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