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K2M, Inc.

420 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2023

Allowance rate
95%
+20 pts vs the USPTO range 93% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
1.9
+0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.3 mo
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
30%
+3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification314 apps
A61F 98 apps
G09B 4 apps
B29C Shaping or joining of plastics2 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics1 apps
B26D 1 apps

Art units

3733155 apps
3773119 apps
3775110 apps
37749 apps
37994 apps
37153 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
18566266Set Screw Retaining Driver2023-12-01Allowed1022.6 mo
18367791All in One Plate Holder and Spring Loaded Awl2023-09-13Allowed0012.0 mo
18238009Band Tensioning System2023-08-25Allowed206.8 mo
15901672Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15920225Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15590655Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15107638Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15909960Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15521357Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15289833Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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