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QIAGEN GMBH

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365 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate

63%

−13 pts vs the USPTO range 57% to 68%

Rejections before allowance

2.6

+1.0 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

21.2 mo

+2.6 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

44%

+17 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

Applications by filing year: drag across the years to study a period

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids131 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes115 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials30 apps

B01L 26 apps

C07H 15 apps

G06T Image data processing or generation8 apps

Art units

163782 apps

163446 apps

168119 apps

168312 apps

163312 apps

163911 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Jezia Riley22 apps

86%

Ethan C Whisenant19 apps

68%

Aaron A Priest17 apps

73%

Docket Central11 apps

n/a

Frank Wei Min Lu10 apps

63%

Cynthia B Wilder7 apps

71%

Jonathan S Lau7 apps

83%

Stephanie Kane Mummert7 apps

43%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP105 apps

64%

McBee Moore & Vanik, IP, LLC58 apps

65%

Fanelli Haag PLLC50 apps

60%

RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP41 apps

61%

BALLARD SPAHR LLP34 apps

48%

STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.20 apps

71%

MEDLER FERRO WOODHOUSE & MILLS PLLC12 apps

50%

Seyfarth Shaw LLP9 apps

78%

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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
19590119	METHOD OF DETECTING GENE FUSION EVENTS	2026-05-22	Pending	0	0	n/a
19514621	METHOD FOR ISOLATING RNA FROM INHIBITOR RICH SAMPLES	2026-02-26	Pending	0	0	n/a
19514635	METHOD FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM AN INHIBITOR RICH BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE	2026-02-26	Pending	0	0	n/a
15803397	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15382639	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15940805	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15749569	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15280263	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15816512	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15288541	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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