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BlackBerry Limited (Brinks)

74 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2017

Allowance rate
68%
−8 pts vs the USPTO range 56% to 77%
Rejections before allowance
1.8
+0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
21.5 mo
+2.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
28%
+1 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G10L Speech analysis, synthesis, recognition24 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing18 apps
H04R 6 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks5 apps
G09G Control arrangements for displays3 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation3 apps

Art units

26267 apps
26587 apps
26575 apps
26594 apps
26173 apps
26142 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15398371SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECHO SUPPRESSION FOR IN-CAR COMMUNICATIONS2017-01-04Allowed008.5 mo
15242150SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEDESTRIAN ALERT2016-08-19Allowed208.7 mo
15235515SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AN ENGINE SOUND2016-08-12Allowed218.2 mo
15600901Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15672277Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15629017Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15358859Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15547250Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15700614Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15315696Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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