Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19226333 | MODIFICATIONS OF SULFATED BENTONITES AND USES THEREOF IN METALLOCENE CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19196838 | HIGH POROSITY FLUORIDED SILICA-COATED ALUMINA ACTIVATOR-SUPPORTS AND USES THEREOF IN METALLOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19097950 | CONTINUOUS DYNAMIC AND EFFICIENT DEVOLATILIZATION METHOD FOR POLYMER/VOLATILE SYSTEM BASED ON HIGH MASS TRANSFER INTERFACES | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057074 | Polyethylene Composition And Biaxially Stretched Film Comprising Same | February 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18918298 | HIGH POROSITY FLUORIDED SILICA-COATED ALUMINA ACTIVATOR-SUPPORTS AND USES THEREOF IN METALLOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18915838 | ACID TREATMENT METHOD FOR MAKING BIODERIVED WEARABLE FILM | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18847967 | HIGH FLOW POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOULDING APPLICATIONS | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18824209 | DOUBLE-CROSSLINKED THERMAL PHASE TRANSITION GEL TEMPORARY PLUGGING AGENT AND APPLICATION THEREOF | September 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798976 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING FILMS FROM THE SAME | August 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18786746 | METHOD FOR MAKING BIODEGRADABLE WEARABLE FILM | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18746829 | ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER (EPDM) AND NONCONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663194 | Dual Catalyst System for Producing LLDPE and MDPE Copolymers with Long Chain Branching for Film Applications | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18647895 | BIO-BASED WEARABLE FILMS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585446 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING METALLOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR THE CONTROL OF LONG CHAIN BRANCH CONTENT | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415809 | HIGH POROSITY FLUORIDED SILICA-COATED ALUMINA ACTIVATOR-SUPPORTS AND USES THEREOF IN METALLOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411725 | POLYOLEFINS HAVING IMPROVED DIMENSIONAL STABILITY IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING, ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM, AND METHODS THEREOF | January 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18567631 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR EXTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530084 | Propylene-ethylene copolymer compositions suitable for hot fill packaging of foodstuffs | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388270 | CATIONIC ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING CURED ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING FILM | November 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489106 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING METALLOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR THE CONTROL OF LONG CHAIN BRANCH CONTENT | October 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481832 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ANIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18461806 | POLYOLEFIN FILMS CONTAINING RECYCLED POLYOLEFIN MATERIAL | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273677 | POLYETHYLENE FOR PREPARING FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD OF THE SAME | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272921 | SUPERIOR C2C3C4 TERPOLYMER BASED CAST FILM AND C2C3C4 TERPOLYMER | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128154 | COPOLYMER WITH PROGRAMMABLE WATER SOLUBILITY | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044171 | Bis(heterocyclic-olate) Lewis Base Catalysts and Methods Thereof | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043780 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMER AND FILM THEREOF | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18023402 | POLYPROPYLENE-BASED ARTICLE HAVING AN INCREASED SURFACE TENSION RETENTION | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167120 | Particle Size Control of Metallocene Catalyst Systems in Loop Slurry Polymerization Reactors | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164149 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING ALKYL AMMONIUM BORATE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018062 | PROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159119 | METHODS FOR CHROMIUM CATALYST ACTIVATION USING OXYGEN-ENRICHED FLUIDIZATION GAS | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005803 | HYDROCARBYL-MODIFIED METHYLALUMINOXANE COCATALYST FOR CONSTRAINED GEOMETRY PROCATALYSTS | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003781 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANION EXCHANGE RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003424 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CYCLIC OLEFIN COPOLYMER AND CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR COPOLYMERIZATION OF NORBORNENE MONOMER AND ETHYLENE | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002911 | ETHYLENE COPOLYMER FOR BIAXIAL ORIENTATION | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002569 | CURING CATALYST USED FOR CURING OF POLYMER, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID CURING CATALYST, MOSITURE-CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CURED PRODUCT | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080161 | HOMOGENEOUS RARE EARTH CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000220 | SINGLE REACTOR BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE WITH IMPROVED MODULUS FOR EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING DRUM APPLICATIONS | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999658 | POLYMER FORMULATIONS AND IRRIGATION TUBING INCLUDING POLYMER FORMULATIONS | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997948 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE FILM | November 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997818 | CONTINUOUS PROCESSOR UTILIZING QUANTUM FIELD MICRO-VARIABLE PARTICLE INTERACTION | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975261 | ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER (EPDM) AND VINYL NORBORNENE DIENE (VNB) COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17904961 | Mixed Catalytic Composition, Catalyst Comprising the Same, and Processes for Preparing the Same | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921546 | DRUG LOADED PEPTIDE BRUSH POLYMERS | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971412 | POLYMER FIBERS AND PARTICLES PRODUCED BY ELECTROSPINNING OR ELECTROSPRAYING | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919969 | CYCLOPENTADIENYL/ADAMANTYL PHOSPHINIMINE TITANIUM COMPLEXES | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046616 | CYCLIC ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS AS ELECTRON DONORS IN ZEIGLER ?NATTA CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE POLYMER HAVING HIGH MELT-FLOWABILITY | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963562 | PROCESSABILITY POLYMER COMPOSITION | October 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916820 | RECYCLING OF POLYACETAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYOXYMETHYLENE DIALKYL ETHERS | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915553 | HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FOR RIGID ARTICLES | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915343 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING STRETCHED SHEET, STRETCHED SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRETCHED SHEET | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934999 | Fluorine-Free Polymer Processing Aid Blends | September 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912576 | Compositions Comprising Romp Catalyst and Dispersant, Cartridges, and Methods | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945329 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR BLOW MOLDING HAVING AN IMPROVED SWELL BEHAVIOR | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931212 | High Ductility, High Modulus and Phthalate Free Impact Resistant Propylene Copolymer | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910132 | ELASTOMER WITH TUNABLE PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF RAPIDLY FORMING THE ELASTOMER | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930560 | NOVEL BORATE COMPOUND-CONTAINING COMPOSITION | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822223 | LONG-PERSISTENT LUMINESCENCE EMITTER AND LONG-PERSISTENT LUMINESCENT DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801421 | FAST ACTINICALLY CURABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR 3D COMPOSITES | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889455 | Particle Size Control of Metallocene Catalyst Systems in Loop Slurry Polymerization Reactors | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796519 | Propylene Polymers Obtained Using Transition Metal Bis(Phenolate) Catalyst Complexes and Homogeneous Process for Production Thereof | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796531 | POLYMERIZATION PROCESS THAT INCLUDE GROUP III AND LANTHANIDE BIS-PHENYL-PHENOXY METAL-LIGAND COMPLEXES AND CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759454 | Highly Efficient C6 Inert Vent for Gas Phase Polyethylene Production | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791987 | PROCESS FOR AVOIDING PHASE SEPARATION DURING SOLUTION POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE-1-OCTENE COPOLYMERS | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792034 | Ethylene/Alpha-Olefin Copolymer With Excellent Electrical Insulation | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858450 | ELECTRET MATERIAL AND INDUCTION CONVERSION ELEMENT | July 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790541 | Process for the Polymerization of Olefins in Solution with Controlled Activity of Catalyst in Reactor Outlet Stream | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854026 | STABILIZED UV ACTIVE ORGANOPALLADIUM COMPOUNDS AS VINYL ADDITON CATALYSTS | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788576 | SOFT AND NON-STICKY OR GREASY SOFT TOUCH FEEL POLYMER COMPOSITION | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786672 | GAS-PHASE BIPHENYLPHENOL POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756997 | Broad Orthogonal Distribution Polyethylenes for Films | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757000 | Broad Orthogonal Distribution Polyethylenes for Films | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756669 | Isobutane-Containing Induced Condensing Agents in Fluidized Bed Polymerization Reactions | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824418 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SOLID CATALYST COMPONENTS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750513 | Ink Jet Ink Composition And Ink Set | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745962 | Blow Molding Polymers with Improved Cycle Time, Processability, and Surface Quality | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776117 | CONTINUOUS SOLUTION POLYMERIZATION PROCESS | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774967 | Process for the Polymerization of Olefins in Solution Comprising Deactivating the Polymerization Catalyst by Heat | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735151 | COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE, AND POLYMER | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755554 | DIIMINE METAL COMPLEX, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773569 | ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMER BASED COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED BALANCE OF CURE AND PROCESSABILITY | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773571 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH EXCELLENT PROCESSABILITY | April 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732628 | Dual Catalyst System for Producing LLDPE and MDPE Copolymers with Long Chain Branching for Film Applications | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773582 | ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS WITH IMPROVED MOLECULAR DESIGN FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENCAPSULANTS | April 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17773027 | ETHYLENE/1-HEXENE COPOLYMER HAVING IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY AND PROCESSIBILITY | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772910 | TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17755351 | RECYCLE CONTENT POLY(VINYL ACETAL) | April 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17771841 | TITANIUM BIPHENYLPHENOL POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17771835 | BIMODAL CATALYST SYSTEMS | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17771854 | BIPHENYLPHENOL POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728423 | BETA NUCLEATED HETEROPHASIC POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | April 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724220 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION AND FILM HAVING HIGH STIFFNESS, OUTSTANDING SEALABILITY AND HIGH PERMEABILITY | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770085 | Polyethylene Powder and Molded Article | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766372 | Fluoropolymer Compositions Comprising A Curing Agent with Ethylenically Unsaturated and Electron Donor Groups, and Substrates Coated Therewith | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708645 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) GRAPHENE AND MALEATED COPOLYMERS | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17764767 | HIGH PRODUCTIVITY POLYMERIZATION WITH ARYLOXY ETHER LIGAND CATALYST | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764238 | ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17763946 | PROPYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION AND FILM FOR HEAT SEALING | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597978 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITION | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, RIP A.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 10.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LEE, RIP A works in Art Unit 1762 and has examined 1,205 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner LEE, RIP A's allowance rate of 87.1% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, RIP A receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, RIP A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -5.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, RIP A. This interview benefit is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 65.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 88.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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