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DSM-Firmenich AG

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886 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

70%

−5 pts vs the USPTO range 67% to 73%

Rejections before allowance

1.7

+0.1 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

17.6 mo

−1.0 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

35%

+8 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations116 apps

C11B 86 apps

A23L 84 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes76 apps

A61L 59 apps

C07C 52 apps

Art units

179351 apps

176345 apps

179141 apps

176141 apps

165636 apps

164936 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

John D Ulm33 apps

91%

William W Moore26 apps

100%

Rosanne Kosson25 apps

84%

Arrie L Reuther25 apps

92%

John R Hardee23 apps

96%

Docket Central21 apps

n/a

Jessica Whiteley19 apps

88%

Nikki H Dees18 apps

22%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

FIRMENICH SA409 apps

74%

DSM IP ASSETS B.V.375 apps

66%

SENOMYX, INC.18 apps

100%

DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS AG9 apps

89%

STRATASYS INC.7 apps

100%

Kensey Nash Corporation5 apps

80%

Agilex Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.4 apps

50%

ACTAMAX SURGICAL MATERIALS, LLC3 apps

33%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19880663	PARTICLES COMPRISING BIOTHERAPEUTIC ENCAPSULATED WITH BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER	2026-09-30	Pending	0	0	n/a
19628054	COOLING COMPOSITION	2026-09-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
19624295	LIPID PARTICLES AND THEIR COMESTIBLE USE	2026-09-15	Pending	0	0	n/a
15907791	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15316205	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15592934	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15620506	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15924478	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15700282	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15360200	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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