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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP / WATERS CORPORATION

371 applicationsfiled 2013 to 2026

Allowance rate
97%
+22 pts vs the USPTO range 95% to 99%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
+0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
17.4 mo
−1.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
40%
+13 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H01J 204 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials110 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing13 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification8 apps
G16C 6 apps
C12N Microorganisms or enzymes4 apps

Art units

2881234 apps
OPAP23 apps
179715 apps
285714 apps
285513 apps
28789 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19628204METHOD OF CALCULATING THE LOWER LIMIT OF QUANTITATION FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY2026-09-25Pending00n/a
19626798ION SEPARATOR2026-09-22Pending00n/a
19597842TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETERS2026-06-16Pending00n/a
15799116Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15152089Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15795375Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15223306Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15552275Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15145247Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15141175Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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