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SMITH BALUCH LLP/MIT

407 applicationsfiled 2014 to 2026

Allowance rate
90%
+15 pts vs the USPTO range 87% to 93%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
16.3 mo
−2.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
10%
−17 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G02F 40 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification33 apps
G02B Optical elements28 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials26 apps
G01J 24 apps
G06N Computing arrangements based on specific computational models23 apps

Art units

287428 apps
287224 apps
OPAP20 apps
287716 apps
288315 apps
379115 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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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
19880828SATELLITE ROUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS2026-09-30Pending00n/a
19618307CLOSED-LOOP NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION WITH SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING TO CONTROL CERE…2026-08-25Pending00n/a
19610605Ultrawide Field-Of-View, Large Depth-Of-Field Metasurface Assembly for Microendosco…2026-07-29Pending00n/a
15501019Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15603567Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15154160Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15101911Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15112035Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15326508Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15895083Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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