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Workman Nydegger/Smith Micro Software, Inc.

33 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2012

Allowance rate
94%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 80% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
2.2
+0.6 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.1 mo
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
36%
+9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04W Wireless communication networks16 apps
H04M Telephonic communication10 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing5 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes1 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information1 apps

Art units

21715 apps
26534 apps
26174 apps
26183 apps
21852 apps
24612 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
13618190RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO TERMINATION OF A PUSH-TO-TALK SESSION2012-09-14Allowed1025.0 mo
13618769DISPLAYING VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF VOICE MESSAGES2012-09-14Allowed733.7 mo
13547268VISUAL VOICE MESSAGING STATE SYNCHRONIZATION2012-07-12Allowed108.2 mo
15855795Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15273460Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15127999Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15307620Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15933816Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15924130Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15900979Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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