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Sherman IP LLP

796 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
79%
+4 pts vs the USPTO range 76% to 82%
Rejections before allowance
2.4
+0.8 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
24.1 mo
+5.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
49%
+22 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing146 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information124 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television114 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks81 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes41 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation36 apps

Art units

261718 apps
261211 apps
261111 apps
265610 apps
24249 apps
24649 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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
19552025KIT AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GOLF-STYLE GAME ON A CUE SPORT TABLE2026-02-27Pending00n/a
19430819COIR-BASED GROWING SUBSTRATE LINER AND PACKING METHOD2025-12-23Pending109.4 mo
19488380PROTECTIVE INSTRUMENT COVERS2025-11-26Pending00n/a
15101766Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15758038Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15172539Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15960292Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15854414Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15908454Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15193169Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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