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Smith Micro Software, Inc.,

15 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2012

Allowance rate
53%
−22 pts vs the USPTO range 30% to 75%
Rejections before allowance
1.3
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.4 mo
+1.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
7%
−20 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing5 apps
H03M 3 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television2 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information2 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks1 apps

Art units

21553 apps
28192 apps
21292 apps
21842 apps
21931 apps
41591 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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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
13603260BLOCK-BASED DIFFERENCING ALGORITHM2012-09-04Allowed1012.1 mo
13280252ADVANCED SOLID BLOCK SPLITTING FOR LOSSLESS DATA COMPRESSION2011-10-24Allowed0015.4 mo
13280316EFFICIENT COMPRESSION METHOD FOR SORTED DATA REPRESENTATIONS2011-10-24Allowed1015.3 mo
15141349Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15543156Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15513620Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15327823Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15219081Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15929664Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15800563Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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