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NPS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

20 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2016

Allowance rate
50%
−25 pts vs the USPTO range 30% to 70%
Rejections before allowance
0.8
−0.8 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
9.3 mo
−9.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
20%
−7 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations13 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials4 apps
C07D Heterocyclic compounds2 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body1 apps

Art units

16766 apps
16474 apps
16272 apps
16752 apps
37881 apps
16541 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15285852TREATMENT OF SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH COLON-IN-CONTINUITY2016-10-05Allowed001.8 mo
15285934TREATMENT OF SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH COLON-IN-CONTINUITY2016-10-05Allowed001.8 mo
15286047TREATMENT OF SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH COLON-IN-CONTINUITY2016-10-05Allowed003.5 mo
15970807Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15938213Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15339538Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15684976Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15895487Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15383828Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15762222Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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