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Law firm or agent

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP (Ablacon)

13 applicationsfiled 2016 to 2021

Allowance rate
92%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 67% to 99%
Rejections before allowance
1.1
−0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.7 mo
+1.1 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
8%
−19 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification12 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics1 apps

Art units

379210 apps
37942 apps
37911 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Ablacon Inc.13 apps
92%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
17212789Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Detecting the Locations of Sources of …2021-03-25Allowed1018.8 mo
16724254Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Detecting the Locations of Sources of …2019-12-21Allowed1019.8 mo
16691368Electrophysiological Mapping Catheter2019-11-21Allowed1028.9 mo
15873631Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15271023Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15716742Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15921076Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15839137Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15360784Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15621785Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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