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BD/Bard, c/o

80 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2023

Allowance rate
93%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 85% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
2.2
+0.6 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
23.2 mo
+4.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
28%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61F 78 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body1 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification1 apps

Art units

377127 apps
373123 apps
377311 apps
37346 apps
37635 apps
37992 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

C.R. BARD, INC.72 apps
92%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18346497Tubular Filter2023-07-03Allowed109.1 mo
17324656EMBOLUS BLOOD CLOT FILTER REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD2021-05-19Allowed1025.4 mo
17231759EMBOLIC PROTECTION BASKET APPARATUS2021-04-15Allowed1024.8 mo
15555372Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15421619Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15139907Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15133161Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15759201Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15953134Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15180007Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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