Topic

Topical Steady

4,020 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is -15% below the four years before.

Allowance rate

52%

−23 pts vs the USPTO 3,568 decided

Months to first action

16.1 mo

−2.5 vs the USPTO

Applications

4,020.0

in the record

Allowed

1,870.0

1,698 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

A61K3,304 apps

A61P123 apps

A61M92 apps

A01N72 apps

G06F66 apps

A61F51 apps

Art units

1655394 apps

1612272 apps

1613258 apps

1627237 apps

1615235 apps

1617227 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Docket Central153 apps

Nannette Holloman82 apps

68%

Qiuwen Mi76 apps

75%

Layla Soroush70 apps

51%

Michael V Meller67 apps

88%

Susan Coe Hoffman59 apps

77%

Jared Barsky54 apps

38%

Zohreh Alemzadeh Fay45 apps

48%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

MARY KAY INC.140 apps

83%

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.42 apps

59%

Allergan, Inc.39 apps

21%

Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER31 apps

41%

DSM IP ASSETS B.V.30 apps

43%

Transdermal Biotechnology, Inc.25 apps

80%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP155 apps

80%

WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.70 apps

63%

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP69 apps

57%

NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC67 apps

45%

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER54 apps

51%

ALLERGAN, INC.51 apps

41%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19628175	USAGE METHOD FOR TOPICAL AGENT COMPOSITION AND TOPICAL AGENT COMPOSITION	2026-09-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
19627459	COLORIMETRIC INDICATORS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING TOPICAL LESIONS	2026-09-24	Pending	0	0	n/a
19627004	Delivery system useful for topical administration of RNA	2026-09-23	Pending	0	0	n/a
15391205	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15492424	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15194500	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15743915	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15735239	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15356273	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15506296	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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