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731 applicationsfiled 2009 to 2020

Allowance rate

69%

−7 pts vs the USPTO range 65% to 72%

Rejections before allowance

1.9

+0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

16.2 mo

−2.4 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

31%

+4 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

H04W Wireless communication networks156 apps

H04L Transmission of digital information96 apps

H01M Batteries and fuel cells76 apps

G06F Electric digital data processing60 apps

H04B Transmission46 apps

H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power46 apps

Art units

285918 apps

246218 apps

247116 apps

263713 apps

246613 apps

263212 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Hibret Asnake Woldekidan7 apps

100%

Kenneth J Douyette6 apps

50%

Tanmay K Shah6 apps

100%

Mohamed A Kamara5 apps

60%

Laura S Weiner5 apps

80%

Tri H Phan5 apps

60%

Yosef Kassa5 apps

100%

Wayne Huu Cai5 apps

80%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

NEC Corporation675 apps

69%

NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.14 apps

57%

NEC Laboratories America, Inc.8 apps

25%

NEC Platforms, Ltd.8 apps

88%

IP WAVE PTE. LTD6 apps

100%

NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.3 apps

100%

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY3 apps

67%

CBS INTERACTIVE INC.1 apps

100%

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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
16902683	RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, RADIO TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATI…	2020-06-16	Abandoned	1	0	2.5 mo
16852135	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM	2020-04-17	Allowed	0	0	1.8 mo
16852050	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM	2020-04-17	Allowed	0	0	1.3 mo
15440206	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15967073	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15312337	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15217651	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15647492	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15475639	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15666764	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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