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Sony Group Corporation

7,482 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
74%
−2 pts vs the USPTO range 72% to 75%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.3 mo
+1.7 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
22%
−5 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04W Wireless communication networks1,169 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television959 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing625 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation467 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information451 apps
H04B Transmission319 apps

Art units

OPAP682 apps
2638100 apps
269596 apps
263985 apps
248480 apps
263177 apps

Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

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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

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19882864INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD2026-10-07Pending00n/a
19883029AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE2026-10-07Pending00n/a
19882580MOTOR2026-10-06Pending00n/a
15568103Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15648899Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15266517Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15927160Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15987007Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15937983Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15240070Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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