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Company or institution

WhatsApp Inc.

194 applicationsfiled 2010 to 2026

Allowance rate
89%
+13 pts vs the USPTO range 83% to 93%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
+0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
14.6 mo
−4.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
40%
+13 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04L Transmission of digital information108 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks19 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing19 apps
H04M Telephonic communication17 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television10 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes9 apps

Art units

245715 apps
24478 apps
26417 apps
26466 apps
24435 apps
24585 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19549499RANKING GRAPHIC ELEMENTS IN MESSAGING APPLICATIONS2026-02-25Abandoned00n/a
19347231AUTOMATED INTERACTION-SPECIFIC CALENDARING WITHIN A MESSAGING PLATFORM2025-10-01Abandoned00n/a
19308853MASKING HIGH SECURITY MESSAGES ON COMPANION DEVICES2025-08-25Pending1011.9 mo
15758734Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15194969Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15796133Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15345774Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15146326Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15351117Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15647670Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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