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Smith & Nephew, Inc.

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983 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

83%

+8 pts vs the USPTO range 81% to 86%

Rejections before allowance

2.0

+0.4 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

21.0 mo

+2.4 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

31%

+4 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification610 apps

A61F 273 apps

A61L 38 apps

B29C Shaping or joining of plastics5 apps

G06T Image data processing or generation5 apps

F04B 5 apps

Art units

3775177 apps

3771153 apps

3774117 apps

373168 apps

373862 apps

373955 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central32 apps

n/a

Phong Son H Dang27 apps

100%

Andrew Yang26 apps

96%

Melissa A Hoban19 apps

63%

Jr, Larry E Waggle19 apps

94%

Jaymi E Della19 apps

78%

Alvin J Stewart18 apps

83%

Sameh Raafat Boles17 apps

88%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.349 apps

83%

ARTHROCARE CORPORATION160 apps

82%

Rotation Medical, Inc.107 apps

96%

Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited73 apps

74%

Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.41 apps

98%

SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG37 apps

63%

Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc.34 apps

100%

CARTIHEAL (2009) LTD.27 apps

95%

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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
19628004	SOFT ANCHOR TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM	2026-09-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
19702209	SOLID FORMS FOR TISSUE REPAIR	2026-06-09	Pending	0	0	n/a
19696686	TENSIONABLE AND LOCKABLE MICRO SUTURE ANCHORS AND ANCHOR ARRAYS FOR ANATOMICAL ATTA…	2026-06-03	Pending	0	0	n/a
15701281	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15362494	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15582583	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15349831	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15100250	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15797954	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15701874	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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