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McDermott Will & Schulte LLP (Dell)

426 applicationsfiled 2017 to 2026

Allowance rate
95%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 92% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
1.0
−0.6 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.4 mo
+0.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
21%
−6 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing216 apps
H05K Printed circuits52 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information25 apps
H01R 12 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes11 apps
H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power10 apps

Art units

284137 apps
283531 apps
OPAP15 apps
211514 apps
218712 apps
376312 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
19687791System for Attaching a Thermal Interface Material to a Heat Sink2026-05-26Pending00n/a
19687831WICK STRUCTURE FOR THIN HEATPIPES2026-05-26Pending00n/a
19669198LOW-NOISE FAN FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS2026-05-06Pending00n/a
15838321Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15415411Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15545478Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15767147Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15212295Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15397335Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15631800Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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