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True Shepherd, LLC

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3,264 applicationsfiled 2011 to 2023

Allowance rate

71%

−5 pts vs the USPTO range 69% to 72%

Rejections before allowance

1.1

−0.5 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

19.1 mo

+0.5 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

16%

−11 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

Applications by filing year: drag across the years to study a period

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Compared with the office

Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G02F 757 apps

G09G Control arrangements for displays598 apps

G02B Optical elements298 apps

H10D 277 apps

H10K 197 apps

G06F Electric digital data processing166 apps

Art units

2871667 apps

2875180 apps

2628106 apps

262394 apps

269180 apps

269272 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

John R Cottingham54 apps

49%

Phu Vu44 apps

93%

Thoi V Duong42 apps

81%

James A Dudek35 apps

71%

Hoan C Nguyen33 apps

55%

Nathanael R Briggs31 apps

74%

Sang V Nguyen29 apps

55%

Richard H Kim29 apps

69%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.2,132 apps

69%

Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.524 apps

73%

Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.50 apps

86%

CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD30 apps

77%

Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.27 apps

85%

AMICUS VERITATIS MACHINERY CO., LTD.19 apps

HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD15 apps

60%

SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED14 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

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
18038713	Automobile Bus Fault Diagnosis Method, Apparatus and Computing Device	2023-05-25	Abandoned	2	0	16.2 mo
18320233	ATOMIZER CAPABLE OF PREVENTING LIQUID LEAKAGE CAUSED BY AIR INSIDE A LIQUID RESERVO…	2023-05-19	Allowed	1	0	17.2 mo
18032347	Method and Apparatus for Displaying Function Menu Interface of Automobile Tyre Pres…	2023-04-18	Allowed	2	1	22.4 mo
15622366	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15978453	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15597789	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15168016	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15675613	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15472236	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15435140	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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