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5,439 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

62%

−13 pts vs the USPTO range 61% to 63%

Rejections before allowance

1.3

−0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

16.4 mo

−2.2 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

16%

−11 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C07D Heterocyclic compounds2,072 apps

A61K Medical preparations1,550 apps

C07K Peptides659 apps

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes236 apps

A61P Therapeutic activity of compounds188 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials120 apps

Art units

1624717 apps

1625576 apps

1626533 apps

1628233 apps

1645221 apps

1622202 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central161 apps

Kahsay Habte75 apps

84%

Rita J Desai74 apps

61%

Bruck Kifle71 apps

87%

Brenda Libby Coleman65 apps

75%

Samantha L Shterengarts64 apps

86%

Douglas M Willis63 apps

69%

Kamal A Saeed59 apps

76%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.2,969 apps

68%

Intervet Inc.399 apps

74%

SCHERING CORPORATION99 apps

16%

Acceleron Pharma Inc.93 apps

72%

MSD K.K.91 apps

65%

INTERVET INTERNATIONAL B.V.72 apps

63%

MERCK CANADA INC.57 apps

68%

MERCK & CO., INC.48 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19880402	USE OF AN IMMUNOCONJUGATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC CANCER	2026-09-29	Pending	0	0	n/a
19627148	CRYSTALS OF ANTI-HUMAN TAU MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY	2026-09-23	Pending	0	0	n/a
19623891	POLYPEPTIDES FOR BIOCONJUGATION	2026-09-14	Pending	0	0	n/a
15222893	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15797852	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15631792	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15133695	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15588816	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15773068	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15471077	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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