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DLA PIPER LLP (US) - DC

216 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate
69%
−6 pts vs the USPTO range 63% to 75%
Rejections before allowance
1.5
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
19.2 mo
+0.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
29%
+2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04N Pictorial communication, television47 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing26 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information13 apps
G07D 11 apps
G09B 9 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes9 apps

Art units

37158 apps
24277 apps
26687 apps
37926 apps
26476 apps
24245 apps

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

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19325451MEANS FOR USING MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATERIALS SURFACE AS A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER2025-09-10Pending00n/a
19044329MEANS FOR USING MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATERIALS SURFACE AS A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER2025-02-03Allowed102.0 mo
18807484MEANS FOR USING MICROSTRUCTURE OF MATERIALS SURFACE AS A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER2024-08-16Allowed002.3 mo
15379817Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15861017Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15828876Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15924877Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15476000Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15320828Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15629362Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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