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McGuireWoods LLP - SmugMug, Inc.

27 applicationsfiled 2009 to 2024

Allowance rate
63%
−12 pts vs the USPTO range 44% to 78%
Rejections before allowance
2.8
+1.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
21.4 mo
+2.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
63%
+36 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing21 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television2 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information2 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes1 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation1 apps

Art units

21674 apps
21444 apps
21753 apps
21662 apps
21582 apps
21731 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

SMUGMUG, INC.20 apps
65%
AWES.ME, INC.6 apps
50%
AVIDBANK1 apps
100%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18439537ADVANCED KEYWORD SEARCH2024-02-12Allowed007.9 mo
17713953ADVANCED KEYWORD SEARCH2022-04-05Allowed217.5 mo
17229558METHOD OF DESIGNING A CUSTOMIZABLE WEBSITE2021-04-13Allowed105.6 mo
15603422Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15367896Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15181290Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15760593Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15795583Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15580912Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15612434Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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