Mequon, WI, April 17, 2008 – Telaric Ideas releases its tabulation of the time it takes to get a patent.
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Longest 1/8th of Patents Until
Publication
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Longest Pending Quartile 76% - 100%
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51-75%
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26 - 50%
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Shortest Pending Quartile 0 - 25%
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All Patents
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2008
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Years
to Publication
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6.4
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5.6
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3.8
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2.8
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1.7
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3.5
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Number of
Patents in Period
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13826
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27752
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27752
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27752
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27752
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110608
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Average
Claims
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20
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19
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18
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16
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15
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17
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Average
Length in Characters *
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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2003
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Years
to Publication
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4.6
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3.9
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2.5
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1.8
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1.1
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2.3
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Number of
Patents in Period
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23374
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46749
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46749
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46749
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46749
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186996
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Average
Claims *
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21
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20
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18
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18
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15
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18
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Average
Length in Characters *
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65013
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62160
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47670
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44691
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40182
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48676
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1998
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Years
to Publication
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3.7
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3.2
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2.2
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1.7
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1.2
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2.1
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Number of
Patents in Period
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20395
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40790
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40790
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40790
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40790
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163161
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Average
Claims *
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17
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16
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16
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15
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13
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15
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Average
Length in Characters *
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57221
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57060
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40492
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38800
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37769
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43529
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1993
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Years
to Publication
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3.3
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2.8
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1.9
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1.5
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1.0
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1.8
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Number of
Patents in Period
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13727
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27455
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27455
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27455
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27455
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109819
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Average
Claims *
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14
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14
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13
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13
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12
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13
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Average
Length in Characters *
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48394
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44716
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38964
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35812
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33436
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38237
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* Based
on a sampling of 5,000 patents
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