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Align Technology, Inc. / WSGR

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342 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate

91%

+16 pts vs the USPTO range 88% to 94%

Rejections before allowance

2.3

+0.7 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

14.4 mo

−4.2 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

44%

+17 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61C 262 apps

B29C Shaping or joining of plastics11 apps

G16H Healthcare informatics11 apps

H04N Pictorial communication, television9 apps

G01B 7 apps

B41J 6 apps

Art units

377288 apps

373276 apps

288613 apps

287710 apps

21199 apps

21277 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Matthew M Nelson35 apps

91%

Yogesh P Patel30 apps

93%

Ralph A Lewis29 apps

90%

Heidi Marie Eide22 apps

82%

Edward John Moran14 apps

92%

Roy M Punnoose13 apps

92%

Hao D Mai11 apps

80%

Sean P Shechtman8 apps

88%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Align Technology, Inc.316 apps

91%

CADENT LTD.7 apps

100%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19325210	ALIGNER STAGE ANALYSIS TO OBTAIN MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS OF ALIGNERS AND TEETH FOR …	2025-09-10	Pending	0	0	n/a
19298060	CREATING A DIGITAL DENTAL MODEL OF A PATIENT'S TEETH USING INTERPROXIMAL INFORMATION	2025-08-12	Pending	0	0	n/a
19030251	VARIABLE DIRECTION TOOTH ATTACHMENTS	2025-01-17	Pending	0	0	n/a
15133109	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15540265	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15573799	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15337941	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15290278	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15449128	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15798786	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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