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Jonathan P. O''Brien, Ph.D./VPI

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168 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2020

Allowance rate

51%

−24 pts vs the USPTO range 44% to 59%

Rejections before allowance

1.3

−0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

11.4 mo

−7.2 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

15%

−12 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61K Medical preparations74 apps

C07D Heterocyclic compounds69 apps

C07C 7 apps

C07K Peptides5 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials4 apps

A61P Therapeutic activity of compounds3 apps

Art units

162526 apps

162221 apps

162419 apps

162717 apps

162613 apps

162812 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Nizal S Chandrakumar11 apps

82%

Shengjun Wang9 apps

67%

Jegatheesan Seharaseyon7 apps

29%

Bruck Kifle7 apps

71%

Thomas Sweeney Heard7 apps

43%

Kristin Ann Vajda5 apps

80%

Taofiq A Solola4 apps

75%

D Margaret M Seaman4 apps

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED148 apps

52%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (CANADA) INCORPORATED9 apps

89%

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV2 apps

50%

APTUIT, INC.1 apps

VERTEX PHAMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED1 apps

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICASLS, INC.1 apps

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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
17083569	INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES REPLICATION	2020-10-29	Abandoned	0	0	29.8 mo
17038749	FORMULATIONS OF AZAINDOLE COMPOUNDS	2020-09-30	Abandoned	0	0	n/a
16812703	METHODS OF PREPARING INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES REPLICATION	2020-03-09	Allowed	1	0	12.3 mo
15211757	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15936037	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15478598	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15344997	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15511092	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15419113	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15385180	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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