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Merchant & Gould Cochlear

35 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2016

Allowance rate
60%
−15 pts vs the USPTO range 44% to 74%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
23.9 mo
+5.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
43%
+16 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61N 24 apps
H04R 3 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification2 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics2 apps
B23K 2 apps
A61F 1 apps

Art units

376210 apps
37666 apps
37923 apps
21792 apps
37962 apps
37351 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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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
15136443INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE2016-04-22Abandoned711.1 mo
14846360DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND DIAGNOSTIC USER INTERFACES2015-09-04Abandoned2028.9 mo
14542301SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FITTING AN AUDITORY PROSTHESIS2014-11-14Abandoned4114.9 mo
15881376Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15586830Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15687092Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15111676Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15292678Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15573223Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15741271Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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