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Vivus, Inc.

86 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate
11%
−65 pts vs the USPTO range 5% to 19%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
12.6 mo
−6.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
8%
−19 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations78 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics7 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification1 apps

Art units

161519 apps
162711 apps
161310 apps
16236 apps
16296 apps
36265 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19707879COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION2026-06-15Pending00n/a
19565746METHODS OF REGULATING ACCESS TO QSYMIA TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL DRUG-ASSOCIATED RISKS2026-03-13Pending00n/a
19538098ESCALATING DOSING REGIMEN FOR EFFECTING WEIGHT LOSS AND TREATING OBESITY2026-02-12Pending00n/a
15676333Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15725898Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15904459Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15843935Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15472266Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15454103Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15877973Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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