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Durect Corporation

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109 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2023

Allowance rate

30%

−45 pts vs the USPTO range 22% to 39%

Rejections before allowance

1.2

−0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

11.8 mo

−6.8 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

13%

−14 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations105 apps

A61J 3 apps

A61L 1 apps

Art units

161526 apps

161716 apps

161914 apps

162714 apps

161113 apps

161310 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Caralynne E Helm9 apps

11%

Quanglong N Truong7 apps

71%

Shobha Kantamneni7 apps

43%

Rachael Eva Bredefeld6 apps

33%

Aradhana Sasan6 apps

67%

Blessing M Fubara6 apps

33%

Sarah Alawadi4 apps

Isis A D Ghali4 apps

50%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Durect Corporation94 apps

30%

SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.4 apps

50%

ZOGENIX INC.1 apps

100%

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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

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
18235256	SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH REDUCED IMPURITIES AND RELATED METHODS	2023-08-17	Abandoned	1	0	9.0 mo
18028446	CRYSTALLINE SODIUM CHOLESTERYL SULFONATE	2023-03-24	Abandoned	0	0	n/a
18028451	CRYSTALLINE SODIUM CHOLESTERYL SULFATE	2023-03-24	Abandoned	0	0	n/a
15724209	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15421560	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15221221	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15483045	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15550130	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15735077	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15812450	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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