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2,016 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
78%
+2 pts vs the USPTO range 76% to 79%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
23.4 mo
+4.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
48%
+21 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04N Pictorial communication, television736 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing306 apps
G11B 121 apps
G09G Control arrangements for displays107 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information97 apps
G02B Optical elements75 apps

Art units

242294 apps
262288 apps
248471 apps
262448 apps
262747 apps
248141 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19711278Information Processing Device, Operation Input Method And Operation Input Program2026-06-17Pending00n/a
19673473Projection Device, Projection Method And Projection Program2026-05-11Pending00n/a
19151434Drive Control Device, Program, and Display System2025-07-28Allowed1010.1 mo
15385998Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15744044Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15443956Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15821005Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15617696Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15812563Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15968291Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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