Topic

Gene expression Steady

2,118 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is 7% above the four years before.

Allowance rate

53%

−22 pts vs the USPTO 1,824 decided

Months to first action

19.0 mo

+0.4 vs the USPTO

Applications

2,118.0

in the record

Allowed

967.0

857 abandoned

Filings by year

How often the topic was filed

The most recent years are still filling in.

Where it is examined

Domains and art units

CPC subclasses

C12N909 apps

C12Q475 apps

A61K240 apps

G16B109 apps

C07K105 apps

G01N70 apps

Art units

1635317 apps

1634206 apps

1636206 apps

1674122 apps

1638116 apps

1637114 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Docket Central116 apps

n/a

Amy Rose Hudson78 apps

77%

Kimberly Chong73 apps

41%

Terra C Gibbs57 apps

54%

Brian A Whiteman50 apps

55%

James Martinell43 apps

65%

Li Zheng36 apps

45%

Jon E Angell34 apps

59%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

SIRNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.49 apps

56%

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT47 apps

38%

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.44 apps

100%

GENOMIC HEALTH, INC.40 apps

75%

MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.31 apps

24%

The Regents of the University of California28 apps

52%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

MERCK97 apps

46%

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP56 apps

59%

ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.49 apps

47%

Genomic Health, Inc. / McNeill PLLC45 apps

60%

MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP / ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS44 apps

78%

WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.31 apps

54%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19880059	SYNTHETIC GENE EXPRESSION REGULATORY SWITCHES	2026-09-28	Pending	0	0	n/a
19624599	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING CELLULAR AND TISSUE IMAGES FROM GENE EXPRESSION	2026-09-16	Pending	0	0	n/a
19621542	Compositions and Methods for Gene Expression in the Brain	2026-09-04	Pending	0	0	n/a
15302275	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15221200	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15311327	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15363859	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15949188	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15203146	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15455896	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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