Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17088194 | USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION OF DATA | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17037434 | PRIORITIZATION BETWEEN A SCHEDULING REQUEST AND HARQ FEEDBACK | September 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17002560 | TECHNIQUES FOR A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ENTITY TO ADJUST TIMING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS | August 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16926479 | IDENTIFYING NULLING WIRELESS NODES FOR DISTRIBUTED MIMO COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS NODE CLUSTER | July 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 45 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916193 | Transmission and Scheduling for Multiple Panels | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16368404 | CONTROLLING NETWORK LOAD | March 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16223006 | TRIGGER FRAME RECOVERY | December 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16009634 | Method and Apparatus for Establishing a Set of a Plurality of Synchronization Signal Sequences to be Used with One or More Communication Targets | June 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15916000 | UAV COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT MODULE | March 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15914894 | NETWORK SHARING BY MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN A 3GPP FRAMEWORK USING SINGLE CORE NETWORK | March 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15885589 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING WIFI ACCESS POINT HANDSHAKE PRIORITIES | January 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15884320 | Device and Method of Handling a Code Block Group Retransmission | January 2018 | March 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15882629 | UPLINK DATA SENDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND UPLINK DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15880828 | FLOW CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS UNDER NFV ARCHITECTURE | January 2018 | January 2020 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15866761 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION LINK PREDICTION IN DISTRIBUTED ROBOTIC NETWORKS | January 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15815317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING UPLINK TIMING ALIGNMENT ON A SECONDARY CELL | November 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15706339 | ALTERNATIVES TO SATELLITE SIGNALS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN MACRO NETWORK | September 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15558854 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15664753 | METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TDD UPLINK/DOWNLINK CONFIGURATION | July 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15638366 | Radio Link Failure Report Extensions in Mobile Communication Networks | June 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15601519 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FLOW CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH A SWITCH FABRIC | May 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15493413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC ASSOCIATION OF TERMINAL NODES WITH AGGREGATION NODES AND LOAD BALANCING | April 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15483233 | METHODS PROVIDING BENEFIT METRICS FOR INTER BASE STATION COORDINATED MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED BASE STATIONS | April 2017 | January 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15472538 | Terminal, Base Station, System, and Notification Method | March 2017 | October 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15460369 | Method and System for Reconstructing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Formation Communication Topology Based on Minimum Cost Arborescence | March 2017 | February 2018 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15505887 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROBABILISTIC TRANSMISSION OF DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) DISCOVERY MESSAGES | February 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15325371 | USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | January 2017 | October 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15286842 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT ROUTING BETWEEN NODES OF NETWORKS | October 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15255281 | CONTROLLING GENERATION OF FILTERED RESULT PACKETS | September 2016 | February 2020 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15116348 | USER APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | August 2016 | May 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15115188 | METHOD FOR REPORTING STATE OF RELAY OPERATION PERFORMED BY TERMINAL IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USING SAME | July 2016 | February 2019 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15114656 | TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | July 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15113354 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING TERMINAL IDENTIFIER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION AND APPARATUS FOR SAME | July 2016 | February 2019 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15198906 | Data Transmission Method, Data Transfer Device, and System | June 2016 | January 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15197696 | SCHEDULING BASED ON END-TO-END DELAY BOUND | June 2016 | June 2019 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15197317 | TRIGGER FRAME RECOVERY | June 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15194945 | TAPPING NETWORK DATA TO PERFORM LOAD BALANCING | June 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15194278 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING CHANNELS IN LOW LATENCY LTE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | June 2016 | June 2019 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15192999 | INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORKS WITH VARIABLE TRANSMISSION TIME INTERVALS | June 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15192012 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING UPLINK RESOURCE, AND MACRO BASE STATION | June 2016 | November 2017 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15039152 | NETWORK ACCESS FAULT REPORTING | May 2016 | June 2017 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15079880 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR TIME DIVISION DUPLEX | March 2016 | May 2017 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14912850 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SYNC SIGNALS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | February 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14912197 | Method and Device for Testing Link Performance, Logic Processor and Network Processor | February 2016 | October 2018 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14911250 | HYBRID DUPLEX COMMUNICATION METHOD, BS AND TERMINAL | February 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14910584 | DEVICE DISCOVERY METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | February 2016 | December 2018 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14909892 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND BASE STATION APPARATUS | February 2016 | November 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14908418 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DISCOVERY SIGNAL OF BASE STATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2016 | July 2019 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14906964 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD FOR MTC APPARATUS | January 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14907018 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD FOR MTC APPARATUS | January 2016 | November 2018 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14991374 | DIVERSITY ANTENNA APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF | January 2016 | October 2019 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14925767 | PROVIDER EDGE BRIDGE WITH REMOTE CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERFACE | October 2015 | March 2017 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14782809 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CELL SWITCHING | October 2015 | December 2018 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14780194 | Port Configuration Method and Device for Home Gateway | September 2015 | October 2018 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14779426 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION | September 2015 | April 2018 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14777205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXT-AWARE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION | September 2015 | June 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14777171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROXIMITY SERVICE | September 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14850364 | Hierarchical Packet Buffer System | September 2015 | May 2019 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14850065 | PRE-EMPTIVE OVERHEAD MESSAGE READING | September 2015 | February 2018 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14848687 | USER-EQUIPMENT-BASED QUALITY-OF-SERVICE ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC | September 2015 | November 2019 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 14849381 | METHOD FOR PRO-ACTIVE TRAFFIC REDIRECTION IN MULTI-HOP WIRELESS NETWORKS USING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING | September 2015 | April 2018 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14846580 | FAST CONVERGENCE IN VRRP WITH MULTIPOINT BIDIRECTIONAL FORWARDING DETECTION | September 2015 | July 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14846447 | DETERMINATION OF SUBFRAME TYPE FOR SUBFRAMES CONTAINING DISCOVERY SIGNALS | September 2015 | November 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14769279 | METHODS PROVIDING BENEFIT METRICS FOR INTER BASE STATION COORDINATED MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS | August 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14804519 | CARRIER AGGREGATION OF CARRIERS WITH SUBFRAME RESTRICTIONS | July 2015 | February 2017 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14650639 | METHOD FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF DEVICE-SPECIFIC DATA BETWEEN DEVICES AND/OR SYSTEMS OF VARIOUS NETWORK SYSTEMS, AND BUS SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD | June 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14741419 | Unsolicited Channel Sounding in a Wireless Local Area Network | June 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14740159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE FLOW CONTROL | June 2015 | June 2018 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14738620 | System and Method for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access | June 2015 | August 2018 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14651224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIMING ADVANCE SELECTION FOR SYNCHRONIZED UPLINK TRANSMISSION | June 2015 | June 2017 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14651188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS TO A PLURALITY OF TRANSMISSION POINTS | June 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14651196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNALS WITH A VALUE INDICATED BY A TPC COMMAND BEING ACCUMULATED FOR ALL PARAMETER SETS | June 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14734057 | Block Acknowledgements for Multiple Devices in High Efficiency Wireless Networks | June 2015 | May 2018 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14734556 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE-INPUT AND MULTIPLE-OUTPUT OPERATION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON QUALITY OF SERVICE | June 2015 | May 2019 | Allow | 47 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14734019 | Methods and Apparatus for Radio Access Network Resource Management | June 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14733581 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CIRCUIT SWITCHED INTERWORKING | June 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14732200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING UPLINK TIMING ALIGNMENT ON A SECONDARY CELL | June 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14730654 | TUNNEL-IN-TUNNEL SOURCE ADDRESS CORRECTION | June 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14649236 | Algorithm for Physical Cell Identifier Allocation | June 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14648883 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | June 2015 | June 2017 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14648732 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK NODE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION AND DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | June 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14648216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST HANDOVER EVALUATION | May 2015 | April 2017 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14647982 | METHODS PROVIDING CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS FOR INTER BASE STATION COORDINATED MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS | May 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14443036 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING SCHEDULING DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING BEAMFORMING | May 2015 | November 2018 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14441342 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING OVERLAPPING MBMS CONFIGURATIONS ON MULTIPLE CARRIERS | May 2015 | July 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14704942 | MOBILE GATEWAYS IN POOL FOR SESSION RESILIENCE | May 2015 | March 2016 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14423320 | INTER-MAIN-APPARATUS INTERFACE DEVICE, MAIN-APPARATUS SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND INTER-MAIN-APPARATUS INTERFACE METHOD | February 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14581817 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-INTERFACE USE FOR CONTENT NETWORKING | December 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14579367 | MECHANISM TO SAVE SYSTEM POWER USING PACKET FILTERING BY NETWORK INTERFACE | December 2014 | September 2016 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14557204 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | December 2014 | November 2015 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14548816 | PROVIDER EDGE BRIDGE WITH REMOTE CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERFACE | November 2014 | July 2015 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14531767 | Alternatives To Satellite Signals For Synchronization In Macro Network | November 2014 | August 2017 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14476411 | CO-CHANNEL OPERATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, & DEVICES | September 2014 | September 2016 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14298763 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING A MULTI-USER SYSTEM | June 2014 | May 2016 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14266796 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE DOMAIN OPERATION | April 2014 | April 2015 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14248220 | MU-MIMO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROTOCOL EFFICIENCY | April 2014 | March 2017 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14248048 | MU-MIMO-OFDMA METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIGNALING MULTI-RANK CQIs AND PRECODERS | April 2014 | July 2017 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14245244 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONGESTION FOR CONTENTION ACCESS NETWORK | April 2014 | August 2017 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14243231 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND CONTROL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | April 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14230291 | Specifying a MAC Address Based on Location | March 2014 | April 2017 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMITH, MARCUS.
With a 35.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 18.6% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SMITH, MARCUS works in Art Unit 2467 and has examined 313 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner SMITH, MARCUS's allowance rate of 69.6% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SMITH, MARCUS receive 2.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% 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 SMITH, MARCUS is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH, MARCUS. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% 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 65.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 31.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% 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 5.1% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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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