USPTO Examiner PAULA CESAR B - Art Unit 2145

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19011578SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE CLARITY OF OVERLAPPING OBJECTSJanuary 2025October 2025Allow910YesNo
18129270SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRUST DISCRETIONARY DISTRIBUTION TOOLMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010YesNo
18155553CLUSTERING AND DYNAMIC RE-CLUSTERING OF SIMILAR TEXTUAL DOCUMENTSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3340YesNo
18053094CLASSIFICATION OF ERRONEOUS CELL DATANovember 2022October 2025Allow3520YesNo
18049503METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEDERATED LEARNING BASED IDENTIFICATION OF NON-MALICIOUS CLASSIFICATION MODELSOctober 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17747576GENERATING SUMMARY DOCUMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN A COMMUNICATION PLATFORMMay 2022March 2025Abandon3460YesNo
17706665PREDICTION-MODEL-BUILDING METHOD, STATE PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICES THEREOFMarch 2022February 2026Allow4720YesNo
17701595TRAINING WEB-ELEMENT PREDICTORS USING NEGATIVE-EXAMPLE SAMPLINGMarch 2022March 2026Abandon4810NoNo
17699489METHOD OF PREDICTING CHARACTERISTICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND COMPUTING DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAMEMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310YesNo
17692911MULTI-CHANNEL FEEDBACK ANALYTICS FOR PRESENTATION GENERATIONMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3640YesNo
17652268AUTOMATING BIAS EVALUATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING PROJECTSFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4310NoNo
17627092BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED SLEEP ALGORITHM FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKSJanuary 2022August 2025Allow4320YesNo
17618045PREDICTION MODEL RE-LEARNING DEVICE, PREDICTION MODEL RE-LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2021February 2026Abandon5020YesNo
17612528LINEAR NEURAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORK COMPRESSIONNovember 2021December 2025Abandon4910NoNo
17450353MODEL MANAGEMENT USING CONTAINERSOctober 2021November 2025Allow4920YesNo
17245892Kernelized Classifiers in Neural NetworksApril 2021December 2025Allow5630NoNo
17092013COMPILER CONFIGURABLE TO GENERATE INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY DIFFERENT DEEP LEARNING ACCELERATORS FROM A DESCRIPTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKNovember 2020October 2025Allow5930YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner PAULA, CESAR B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PAULA, CESAR B works in Art Unit 2145 and has examined 5 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PAULA, CESAR B's allowance rate of 60.0% places them in the 20% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PAULA, CESAR B receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PAULA, CESAR B is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 5% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PAULA, CESAR B. This interview benefit is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 50.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 0.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 0% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 11% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

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