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Law firm or agent

SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC/Adtran

32 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2023

Allowance rate
78%
+3 pts vs the USPTO range 61% to 89%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
15.6 mo
−3.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
25%
−2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04L Transmission of digital information9 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks8 apps
H05K Printed circuits5 apps
G02B Optical elements2 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing2 apps
H02G 1 apps

Art units

28353 apps
24392 apps
26372 apps
26331 apps
24131 apps
24721 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Adtran, Inc.32 apps
78%

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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
18313628EDGE-MOUNT LIGHT PIPE2023-05-08Allowed108.6 mo
17230025PLUGGABLE OPTICAL MODULE CAGE FOR FIXED HEAT SINK2021-04-14Abandoned209.1 mo
16222515CABLE ACCESS PLATFORM HAVING EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC MODULES2018-12-17Allowed108.0 mo
15337257Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15610307Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15706942Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15897378Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15321272Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15388000Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15998871Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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