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LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Align Technology

402 applicationsfiled 2014 to 2026

Allowance rate
99%
+24 pts vs the USPTO range 97% to 100%
Rejections before allowance
1.1
−0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
17.2 mo
−1.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
25%
−3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61C 186 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification71 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation60 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics27 apps
B29C Shaping or joining of plastics20 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television11 apps

Art units

OPAP43 apps
377231 apps
287725 apps
248816 apps
261316 apps
174315 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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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
19684926SUPPLEMENTAL INTRAORAL SURFACE DATA BASED ON TOOL INFORMATION2026-05-21Pending00n/a
19664638SELECTIVE DENTAL ARCH MODEL GENERATION2026-04-30Pending00n/a
19656877INTRAORAL SCANNING GUIDANCE2026-04-23Pending00n/a
15960482Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15232422Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15778961Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15881108Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15254461Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15925687Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15729343Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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