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WARD AND SMITH, P.A.

449 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
74%
−2 pts vs the USPTO range 69% to 78%
Rejections before allowance
1.5
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
13.3 mo
−5.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
24%
−3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H10B 48 apps
H10D 44 apps
B65D Containers for storage or transport19 apps
H10F 16 apps
H10W 14 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing14 apps

Art units

373417 apps
289814 apps
289413 apps
289910 apps
377210 apps
28149 apps

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
19542350Bag Rack and Method of Using Same2026-02-17Pending00n/a
19426958Lumbosacral Orthosis (LSO) and Method of Using Same2025-12-19Pending107.6 mo
19316044Carton and Method of Using Same2025-09-02Pending00n/a
15783740Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15586025Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15386695Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15742719Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15626716Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15599139Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15820905Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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