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PVF -- Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

131 applicationsfiled 2008 to 2017

Allowance rate
90%
+15 pts vs the USPTO range 84% to 94%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.2 mo
+1.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
52%
+25 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04L Transmission of digital information124 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing5 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks1 apps
H04Q 1 apps

Art units

247418 apps
247112 apps
247710 apps
24679 apps
24118 apps
24617 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15718159NETWORK EXTENSION GROUPS OF GLOBAL VLANS IN A FABRIC SWITCH2017-09-28Allowed009.0 mo
15651999DISTRIBUTED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL CLUSTER SWITCHING2017-07-17Allowed004.3 mo
15481319SELECTIVE RULE MANAGEMENT BASED ON TRAFFIC VISIBILITY IN A TUNNEL2017-04-06Allowed0014.6 mo
15951249Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15446506Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15572726Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15954355Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15367366Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15337583Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15556813Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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