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Zilka-Kotab, PC - DUEL

126 applicationsfiled 2014 to 2026

Allowance rate
72%
−3 pts vs the USPTO range 64% to 80%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
9.1 mo
−9.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
28%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04N Pictorial communication, television87 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation23 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing10 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks4 apps
B60R 2 apps

Art units

269931 apps
266414 apps
26389 apps
26398 apps
26987 apps
26976 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Duelight LLC126 apps
72%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19559706COLOR BALANCE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY2026-03-06Pending012.2 mo
19454196SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY2026-01-20Allowed212.9 mo
19427883SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A HIGH-DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) PIXEL STREAM2025-12-19Allowed004.1 mo
15945939Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15699188Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15265255Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15743324Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15726443Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15330836Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15223802Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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