Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19093236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT CREATION | March 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18951484 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TO ADJUST IMAGE SELECTION BASED ON CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940970 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCURRENTLY HANDLING MULTIPLE ARTIFACT TYPES IN A UNIFIED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18899583 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED RESOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF DISCREPANCIES ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL ARTIFACTS WITH PHYSICAL COMPONENT DATA USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18745566 | DISPLAY ORIENTATION LOCKING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18675024 | System and Method for Manipulation of 3D Objects in Electronic User Interfaces | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652573 | System and Methods for Process Mining Using Ordered Insights | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641247 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR COMPUTER CONTROL THROUGH BIOMETRIC INPUT | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18625741 | DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING PARTICIPANT VIDEO FEEDS WITHIN VIRTUAL CONFERENCING SYSTEM | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18622475 | MESSAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18618920 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF GRAPHICAL OBJECTS ON A USER INTERFACE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18433256 | SELECTABLE ITEMS PROVIDING POST-VIEWING CONTEXT ACTIONS | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430524 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters with User-Defined Gestures | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18400624 | GESTURE INTERACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL REALITY | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395856 | OPERATING SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER, OPERATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ALLOWING REMOTE OPERATION OF A SEPARATE DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18389655 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION USER INTERFACE | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18526540 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF DATA ANALYSIS | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18389350 | COMPARTMENT CONFIGURATION INTERFACE MODULE AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495015 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING AN ERROR CONDITION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378137 | NOTIFICATION MESSAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CHIP | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482572 | Hybrid Spreadsheet and Coding Environment Supporting Multiple Programming Languages | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18480728 | LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL-BASED RESPONSES TO TARGETED UI ELEMENTS | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18284819 | SERVER FOR GUIDING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PERSONAL DREAMS, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18551756 | BUSINESS SERVICE INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471826 | MODULAR VEHICLE HMI | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465684 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR INTERACTION MODE SWITCHING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465586 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MODE AWARENESS OF A HUD DISPLAY CONFIGURATION | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18463180 | INTERACTION METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ASSOCIATION RELATIONSHIP, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING ASSOCIATION RELATIONSHIP | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18461699 | MAINTAINING STATE BETWEEN WEB APPLICATIONS | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237341 | MESSAGE USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURE AND TRANSMITTAL OF MEDIA AND LOCATION CONTENT | August 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235699 | INTERACTIVE APPLICATION WIDGETS RENDERED WITH ASSISTANT CONTENT | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18366699 | SYSTEM FOR DATA DISPLAYING AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366503 | FUTURE USE INTENTS FOR SAVED RESOURCES IN A BROWSER ENVIRONMENT | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18360497 | Page Layout Method and Apparatus | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352372 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR RESPONDING TO FINGER AND HAND OPERATION INPUTS | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT FOR A CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342805 | SYSTEM TO FACILITATE INTERACTION DURING A COLLABORATIVE SCREEN SHARING SESSION | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210780 | UNREAD MESSAGE DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335012 | INTEGRATION OF FRAGMENT MODULES IN USER INTERFACES | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18334936 | APPLICATION CUSTOMIZATION USING AN INTERFACE-GUIDED DIFFUSION MODEL | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204840 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING AND MANAGING DUAL USER INTERFACE OPERATING MODES | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18306202 | USER INTERFACES FOR CONTENT STREAMING | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18190805 | CONTEXT-DEPENDENT DIGITAL ACTION-ASSISTANCE TOOL | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18188982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAGGING OF DATA/CONTENT FOR DISPLAY ON A DISPLAY SCREEN | March 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND PRESENTING POPULARITY DATA | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177358 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT PROVIDE A MAP OF SELECTABLE NETWORK DEVICES | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176461 | VOICE CONTROL HUB METHODS AND SYSTEMS | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18115619 | GRAPHICAL CELL CREATION PREVIEW BEFORE STRUCTURE UPDATE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18163572 | USER INTERFACE FOR SMARTWATCHES AND WEARABLE DEVICES | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100379 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF HOME NETWORK THEREOF | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152055 | FACILITATING DISCOVERY OF VERBAL COMMANDS USING MULTIMODAL INTERFACES | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091324 | REVOLVING ON-SCREEN VIRTUAL KEYBOARD FOR EFFICIENT USE DURING CHARACTER INPUT | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO FILLING FORM FIELDS BASED ON NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002411 | Font Switching Method and Electronic Device | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071498 | SELECTIVE CHANNEL LIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982049 | AUTOMATED INITIATION AND ADAPTATION OF A DIALOG WITH A USER VIA USER INTERFACE DEVICES OF A COMPUTING DEVICE OF THE USER | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974563 | REUSING AND RECOMMENDING USER INTERFACE (UI) CONTENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC INFORMATION | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046515 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR CLASSIFYING, GENERATING AND DISPLAYING OPERATORS RELATED TO SETTING VALUES | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965717 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRIAL-AND-ERROR LEARNING IN COMPLEX APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTS | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17948508 | DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING PARTICIPANT VIDEO FEEDS WITHIN VIRTUAL CONFERENCING SYSTEM | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899602 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR ARRANGING THUMBNAILS OF VARIOUS THUMBNAIL GROUPS | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17895044 | Podroom | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858613 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR SELECTION CONTROL ON DISPLAY IN NON-CONTACT MODE | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17787837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING MENU ITEMS, READABLE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757592 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A DISPLAY THAT ENLARGERS A FRONT DISPLAY REGION IN RESPONSE TO BEING SWITCHED TO AN EXTENDED DISPLAY MODE | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806955 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM INPUT DOCUMENT COMPRISING MULTI-FORMAT INFORMATION | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757300 | CENTRALIZED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MONITORING AND DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834630 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONVERSATION CONTROL PROGRAM, CONVERSATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | June 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834131 | Programmable Smart Button with Display | June 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752214 | System and Method for Tandem Manipulation of 3D Objects in Electronic User Interfaces | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727286 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE APPLICATION WINDOWS BY MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17717275 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADDING RESPECTIVE COMPLICATIONS ON A USER INTERFACE | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17717622 | Activating a Snap Point in an Artificial Reality Environment | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17713035 | PORTABLE DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR USING EMOJI CHARACTERS | April 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17632279 | Method for Displaying Splash Screen Information of Application and Electronic Device | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17584384 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DOCUMENT ALIGNMENT | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17426745 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING CONTENTS | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER OPTIMIZED APPLICATION DEPENDENCY MAPPING | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17644474 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML) COGNITIVE SIGNALS ANALYSIS | December 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17535670 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECT BETWEEN PERSONAL AND SHARED WORKSPACES | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17529041 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUGMENTED REALITY OBSERVATION SYSTEM IN A SURGICAL APPLICATION, AND AUGMENTED REALITY OBSERVATION SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL APPLICATION | November 2021 | March 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17522113 | CONTENT CONTROL SYSTEM | November 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17513758 | APPLICATION INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17389812 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING FIRST IMAGE AND SECOND IMAGE IN DISPLAY AREA | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372400 | Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for System-Wide Behavior for 3D Models | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17368572 | Method for providing an resource or information in an electronic device | July 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 55 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17345010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH-BASED COMMUNICATIONS | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17198277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REGISTERING A USER BASED ON BEHAVIOR PATTERNS | March 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17133550 | USER INTERFACES FOR BROWSING CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE CONTENT APPLICATIONS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17095739 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROWSER EXTENSIONS | November 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17029307 | PROVIDING ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY IN AN INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL | September 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943403 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | July 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16616175 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR NAVIGATING USER INTERFACES | November 2019 | October 2024 | Abandon | 59 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16564136 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF TABLE CONTENT | September 2019 | March 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| 15926676 | EMBEDDING A PORTION OF A SOURCE CONTENT ITEM | March 2018 | June 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 10 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15677839 | SELECTING AND PERFORMING CONTEXTUAL ACTIONS VIA USER INTERFACE OBJECTS | August 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15216799 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRANSITION STATE OF WEB PAGES | July 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14443153 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF FOR CREATING SHORTCUT OF EXECUTING APPLICATION | May 2015 | February 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14690006 | Inserting a Search Box into a Mobile Terminal Dialog Messaging Protocol | April 2015 | October 2018 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14288301 | IMMERSIVE MODE FOR A WEB BROWSER | May 2014 | May 2017 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ULRICH, NICHOLAS S.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner ULRICH, NICHOLAS S works in Art Unit 2179 and has examined 120 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.
Examiner ULRICH, NICHOLAS S's allowance rate of 88.3% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ULRICH, NICHOLAS S receive 3.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ULRICH, NICHOLAS S is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -7.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ULRICH, NICHOLAS S. This interview benefit is in the 4% 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, 21.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 22.5% of allowed cases (in the 98% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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