Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18760297 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-STAGE PROVISIONING AND MULTI-TENANT OPERATION FOR A SECURITY CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18665954 | DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATA | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS CONTROL | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18592137 | ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFIC | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18587346 | AI-Based Vehicle Cybersecurity with 5G/6G Sub-Network Topology | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18416439 | ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFIC | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18409412 | DEVICE VISIBILITY AND SCANNING INCLUDING NETWORK SEGMENTS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18395745 | SCAN CHAIN SECURITY CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545960 | COMPLEX NETWORK ATTACK DETECTION METHOD BASED ON CROSS-HOST ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18572088 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING DATA ANONYMIZATION | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542848 | VALIDATED TELEMETRY IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18527258 | SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18515410 | ADAPTIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKEN VERIFICATION | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18387633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495939 | PREVENTING DATA AND HARDWARE LOSS IN PRE-PROVISIONED DEVICES | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18494462 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR PROTECTED ENTITIES | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486089 | SPONSOR DELEGATION FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18230801 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Cache Device Based Remote Data Retrieval from Computing Devices | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363258 | SYSTEM-METRICS BASED TRUST SCORING IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363222 | TRUST SCORING VISUALIZATION IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226351 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-STAGE PROVISIONING AND MULTI-TENANT OPERATION FOR A SECURITY CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18356934 | BLOCKCHAIN FOLDING | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222915 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION USING A CENTRALIZED OR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343361 | GRANTING ACCESS TO RESOURCES OF A DATABASE | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214217 | STRUCTURE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18335053 | DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATA | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE LABEL SCAN BASED ZERO TOUCH DEVICE ONBOARDING AND DEVICE DIRCTORY SERVICE | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE-BASED MALWARE DETECTION, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ENDPOINT DETECTION AND RESPONSE SYSTEM USING SAME | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196712 | USING MULTIMODAL MODEL CONSISTENCY TO DETECT ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140626 | CONTENT ENCRYPTION AND IN-PLACE DECRYPTION USING VISUALLY ENCODED CIPHERTEXT | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18301501 | USER AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTAINERS | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREDENTIALING OF NON LOCAL REQUESTORS IN DECOUPLED SYSTEMS UTILIZING A DOMAIN LOCAL AUTHENTICATOR | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18190870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKENIZATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING POLARIZATION DISTORTION OF FARADAY ROTATING MIRROR IN PLUG-AND-PLAY QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18173831 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT-BASED ONLOOKER MITIGATION | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18042320 | METHOD FOR DATA MANIPULATION DETECTION OF NUMERICAL DATA VALUES | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170624 | MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS USING DISTRIBUTED CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLOCKCHAIN ESTABLISHING TRUST CONTROL | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18168607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING, RECORDING, STORING, AND TRANSMITTING IMAGES IN RESPONSE TO ONLOOKER DETECTION EVENTS IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMS | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18104939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS CONTROL | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTIES | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18096882 | CENTRALIZED EVENT DETECTION | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18089549 | SELF-ENCRYPTING KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083324 | SHIM BASED SECURE MODULE ACCESS | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066570 | SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18066100 | ADAPTIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKEN VERIFICATION | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17988664 | DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATA | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962769 | STRUCTURE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937441 | DELEGATED FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROL FOR DATA LAKES | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958154 | SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE POLICIES IN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SYSTEMS | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17945189 | UTILIZING A CONTINGENT ACTION TOKEN | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816226 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR PROTECTED ENTITIES | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812692 | SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN | July 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812701 | SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17848587 | SECURE OVER-THE-AIR FIRMWARE UPGRADE | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17847356 | SECURING METRICS FOR A POD | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17749886 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DATA VALIDATION | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734123 | FLOW-BASED SECURE PACKET FORWARDING | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722131 | ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFIC | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17715055 | CONTENT ENCRYPTION AND IN-PLACE DECRYPTION USING VISUALLY ENCODED CIPHERTEXT | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710056 | DATA SHARING USING ALIAS OBJECTS | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17704771 | TAGLESS IMPLICIT INTEGRITY WITH MULTI-PERSPECTIVE PATTERN SEARCH | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697744 | DATA SHARING USING ALIAS OBJECTS | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17696009 | AUTHENTICATING A DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK OF AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760730 | CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY LINKED IDENTITIES | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17684425 | Techniques For Securely Performing Offline Authentication | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17680700 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17669344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING ENCRYPTION RULES | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581957 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO DATACENTER RESOURCES IN A SCALABLE MANNER | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17629342 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD TO PROVIDE SECURE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS IN A NETWORK | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17629337 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD TO SECURE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO USERS IN A NETWORK | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574232 | SECURITY BROKER FOR EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647657 | Remote Attestation Method and Apparatus | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572367 | BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF INCREASING GENERATION EFFICIENCY OF CYPHER KEYS REQUIRED FOR DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN BLUETOOTH HOST DEVICE AND BLUETOOTH DEVICE SET, AND RELATED BLUETOOTH DEVICE SET | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572220 | BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF INCREASING GENERATION EFFICIENCY OF CYPHER KEYS REQUIRED FOR DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN BLUETOOTH HOST DEVICE AND BLUETOOTH DEVICE SET, AND RELATED BLUETOOTH DEVICE SET | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647062 | USER-DETERMINED NETWORK TRAFFIC FILTERING | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17557796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OR MORE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17644075 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SECURITY ALGORITHM, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548994 | ENCRYPTION KEY EXCHANGE PROCESS USING ACCESS DEVICE | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547909 | SECURITY PROTOCOL HANDSHAKE OFFLOADING | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544453 | BIOMETRIC LOCKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERNET OF THINGS AND THE CONNECTED PERSON | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17616639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CERTIFYING INTEGRITY OF DATA ASSETS | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456803 | SETTING AND TERMINATING RESTRICTED MODE OPERATION ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17526161 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR EVIDENCING THE EXISTENCE OF A DIGITAL DOCUMENT, ANONYMOUSLY EVIDENCING THE EXISTENCE OF A DIGITAL DOCUMENT, AND VERIFYING THE DATA INTEGRITY OF A DIGITAL DOCUMENT | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17523166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING CYBERSECURITY RATINGS BASED ON EVENT-RATE SCENARIOS | November 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17523851 | DECRYPTION OF PERFECT FORWARD SECRECY (PFS) AND NON-PFS SESSIONS | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17503784 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-STAGE PROVISIONING AND MULTI-TENANT OPERATION FOR A SECURITY CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17492818 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS CONTROL | October 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490546 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING RISK SCORES BASED ON DYNAMIC ASSET CONTEXT | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17486980 | AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND USER AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17442834 | USER BEHAVORIAL ANALYTICS FOR SECURITY ANOMALY DETECTION IN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475085 | UTILIZING FEDERATION RELATIONSHIP SETTINGS AMONG DIFFERENT SYSTEMS | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17436024 | SECURE USER AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | September 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17462230 | AUTOMATIC NETWORK SIGNATURE GENERATION | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17405910 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17396960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSTURE CHECKING ACROSS LOCAL NETWORK ZONE ZTNA CONTROL | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17381399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE AUTHENTICATION USING A BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER (BMC) | July 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381075 | METHOD OF USING DHCP HOST NAME TO IDENTIFY A UNIQUE DEVICE IN ABSENSE OF UNIQUE MAC ADDRESS IN ORDER TO APPLY NETWORK FIREWALL OR ACCESS CONTROL RULES | July 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370662 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNLOADING CODE AND DATA INTO A SECURE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY | July 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R.
With a 21.4% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R works in Art Unit 2431 and has examined 864 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R's allowance rate of 85.0% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R receive 1.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R. This interview benefit is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 24.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 34.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 70.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.3% 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, 24.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.3% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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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