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Ciena Corporation

871 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
98%
+22 pts vs the USPTO range 96% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
15.5 mo
−3.1 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
32%
+5 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04L Transmission of digital information315 apps
H04B Transmission157 apps
G02B Optical elements85 apps
H04J 76 apps
H05K Printed circuits45 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing40 apps

Art units

263765 apps
263465 apps
263660 apps
OPAP58 apps
263552 apps
287441 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19880413PON Fault Notification in a Multi-Homed Protection Environment2026-09-29Pending00n/a
19880074Fast LOS Detection in a Coherent Optical Modem2026-09-28Pending00n/a
19606118Proactively Managing Computed Optical Restoration Paths2026-07-14Pending00n/a
15316732Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15610320Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15585440Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15956617Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15799939Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15659877Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15864228Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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