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Alston & Bird LLP/CareDx

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23 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2026

Allowance rate

27%

−49 pts vs the USPTO range 11% to 52%

Rejections before allowance

n/a

Needs 5 decided cases; has 4

Months to first action

7.0 mo

−11.6 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

58%

+31 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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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 acids12 apps

G16B Bioinformatics4 apps

A01N 3 apps

G16H Healthcare informatics3 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials1 apps

Art units

16838 apps

36283 apps

16853 apps

16822 apps

36822 apps

16341 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Stephen Thomas Kapushoc9 apps

11%

Bryan J Kirk3 apps

100%

Robert James Kallal2 apps

Anne-Marie K Alderson1 apps

Austin Rivoire Amacher1 apps

Amanda R Covington1 apps

n/a

Alexandra Geraldine Dace Denito1 apps

n/a

Jeanine Anne Goldberg1 apps

n/a

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

CareDx, Inc.19 apps

15%

CareDx Transplant Management, Inc.2 apps

100%

LE CENTRE HOSPITALIER ET UNIVERSITAIRE DE LIMOGES1 apps

n/a

MediGO, Inc.1 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

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
19661002	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN MIXED SAMPLES	2026-04-28	Pending	1	0	2.1 mo
19245981	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN MIXED SAMPLES	2025-06-23	Abandoned	2	0	2.0 mo
19243957	SEQUENCE-BASED ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS IN MIXED SAMPLES	2025-06-20	Pending	2	1	6.9 mo
15504476	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15935369	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15513334	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15597886	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15156752	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15335486	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15698872	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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