Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17163211 | GENERATING PROGRAMMATICALLY DEFINED FIELDS OF METADATA FOR NETWORK PACKETS | January 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17139840 | ADAPTABLE AND SCALABLE INTELLIGENT NETWORK PACKET BROKER SYSTEM | December 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253425 | USER TERMINAL | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17110457 | OPTIMIZING APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IN HIERARCHICAL SD-WAN | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17109155 | HIERARCHICAL SWITCHING FABRIC AND DEADLOCK AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR ULTRA HIGH RADIX NETWORK ROUTERS | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108684 | BANDWIDTH PART INDICATION FOR MULTIPLE CELLS SCHEDULED BY A SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MESSAGE | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17058202 | CONFIGURING A NETWORK PATH IN AN SDN | November 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952746 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOCHRONOUS DATA TRANSMISSION IN INDUSTRIAL NETWORK | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17091557 | MULTI-LAYER NETWORK SYSTEM AND PATH SETTING METHOD IN MULTI-LAYER NETWORK | November 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17084673 | METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17047390 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17035532 | CONTROL DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17035116 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17026023 | COMMON DEFAULT BEAM PER COMPONENT CARRIER GROUP | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16939402 | DYNAMIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING ADJUSTMENT ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PATHS | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16936932 | MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATIONS FOR COORDINATION OF PILOTED AERIAL DRONES ENLISTED TO A COMMON MISSION | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929415 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PLANE FUNCTION ("UPF") OFFLOAD AT CONFIGURABLE ROUTING FABRIC | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16918775 | Power Control Method And Apparatus | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16958770 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CHANNEL BONDING | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16958386 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING SCHEDULING REQUEST | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16898080 | Reducing Scope of Service of Relay in Response to Donor Access Node Air-Interface Load | June 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16894014 | MOVEMENT PATH DETECTION FOR ANOMALIES AND PATTERNS FROM SENSORS IN A HOME OR OTHER ENVIRONMENT | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16881453 | SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PDU SESSIONS FOR 5G CLIENT DEVICES ON WIRELINE ACCESS | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16879778 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN UPLINK NON-ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS METHOD | May 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16877877 | Coordinated Beamforming of Receiving Nodes in a Wireless Mesh Network | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16869189 | Interference Determining Method And Network Device | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16866152 | DISTRIBUTED NEIGHBOR STATE MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORKED AGGREGATE PEERS | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16856858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UE TO gNB CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING IN NR UNLICENSED | April 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756622 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION NODE | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16850319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING VM MIGRATION BETWEEN SUBNETS IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16834623 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SHARED MULTICAST LOCAL IDENTIFIERS (MILD) RANGES IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16825217 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16821442 | TECHNIQUES TO SYNCHRONIZE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR CO-CHANNEL OPERATION | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16818705 | BAND STEERING OF MULTI-BAND WIRELESS CLIENTS | March 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 44 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16646073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUSHING HARQ BUFFER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16813611 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL ACCESS POINTS | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16802233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AGGRESSIVE CREDIT WAITING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | February 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16790398 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORT PROTOCOL ACK AGGREGATION | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785852 | TRANSPARENT AUTO-NEGOTIATION OF ETHERNET | February 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16637607 | BUS COMMUNICATION NETWORK WIRELESS BACKHAUL SYSTEM USING PORTABLE TVWS AND OPERATING METHOD | February 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781413 | METHOD FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16634887 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16773515 | SECONDARY LINK FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16747365 | DISTRIBUTION OF DATA PACKET VIA OVERLAY TUNNEL CONNECTING MULTICAST TREES UTILIZING A FAT TREE NETWORK TOPOLOGY | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16746364 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING SCHEDULING REQUEST FOR SIDELINK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | January 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16738993 | POWER CONTROL IN FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION | January 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16734783 | PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO RESOURCES VIA A MOBILE HOTSPOT CONNECTION | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16623663 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CORE NETWORK DEVICE | December 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16717384 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING A THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP) FABRIC ANCHOR FOR AN ENTERPRISE FABRIC | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16703457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SUBNET NUMBER ALIASING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16702906 | ROUTING PATH ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICE | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16700569 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CONNECTED VEHICLE PARAMETERS | December 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16696203 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NETWORK COMPONENT SCORES USING BANDWIDTH CAPACITY | November 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16686625 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING USER PLANE PROTOCOL STACK IN CONNECTIONLESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | November 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16543040 | CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR BANDWIDTH PARTS | August 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16543344 | LINK FAULT HANDLING IN FRONTHAUL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | August 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16541465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HYBRID ACCESS COORDINATION | August 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16541283 | RESILIENT TUNNELS | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16511015 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16477381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DRIVE TEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16508947 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR TESTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODES BY EMULATING BAND-LIMITED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) AND NUMEROLOGY-CAPABLE UEs IN A WIDEBAND 5G NETWORK | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508306 | GRANT-FREE TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE | July 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508650 | FRONT END MODULE | July 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508680 | DATA RECEIVING METHOD, DATA SENDING METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND SENDING DEVICE | July 2019 | November 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16504932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING BUFFER STATUS REPORTING PROCEDURE FOR RELAYING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16436279 | RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16436227 | Resource Configuration Method And Apparatus | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16436091 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHOD | June 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16435541 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE | June 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16346793 | User Equipment, Network Node and Methods in a Wireless Communications Network | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16393665 | UNIVERSAL CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16368151 | RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATION | March 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16368629 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | March 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16367864 | Information Transmission Method And Apparatus | March 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16368751 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND CROSS-MEDIA TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS WITHOUT PROTOCOL CONVERSION | March 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16366478 | Data Transmission Method and Terminal Device | March 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16366639 | SMS Processing Method In Internet of Things, Mobility Management Network Element, and Terminal Device | March 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16367112 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION | March 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16358269 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEACON INFORMATION PROVISIONING, TRANSMISSIONS AND PROTOCOL ENHANCEMENTS | March 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 35 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16328658 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING SAME | February 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16284795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A CONTROL SIGNAL TO A SELF ORGANIZING NETWORK CONTROLLER | February 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16283422 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OR MESSAGE, AND NETWORK DEVICE | February 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 46 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16282287 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16282293 | PROTOCOL LAYER DISTRIBUTION INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16326530 | POWER HEADROOM REPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16278855 | NETWORK NODES, AND METHODS THEREOF | February 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16278404 | BEAMFORMING TRAINING METHOD, INITIATING DEVICE, AND RESPONDING DEVICE | February 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16268712 | RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATION | February 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16269145 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD | February 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16268674 | Signal Transmission Mode Switching Method, Base Station, and Terminal Device | February 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16269316 | UNLICENSED SPECTRUM-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | February 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16230167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SUBNET PREFIX VALUES IN GLOBAL ROUTE HEADER (GRH) FOR LINEAR FORWARDING TABLE (LFT) LOOKUP IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | December 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16311057 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF | December 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16222360 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | December 2018 | May 2022 | Allow | 41 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16310594 | METHODS FOR SUPPORTING SESSION CONTINUITY ON PER-SESSION BASIS | December 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16310639 | NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD BY USING A USER CONTEXT | December 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16215733 | Geographic Routing Via Labels in SIP Redirect | December 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16215874 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PROMPT MESSAGE FOR NETWORK CONNECTION CONVERSION, AND NETWORK SYSTEM THEREOF | December 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16308963 | Downlink Data Transmission Method and Apparatus | December 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VAN, JENKEY.
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, 29.2% 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 VAN, JENKEY works in Art Unit 2477 and has examined 464 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner VAN, JENKEY's allowance rate of 76.9% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by VAN, JENKEY receive 2.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 VAN, JENKEY is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +34.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAN, JENKEY. This interview benefit is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% 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 29.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 23.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 65.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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 22% 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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