Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18647201 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING MOTION VECTOR DETERMINED USING ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR RESOLUTION, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING MOTION VECTOR | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18633256 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE CODING USING MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCES | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18625935 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421548 | METHOD FOR PADDING PROCESSING WITH SUB-REGION PARTITIONS IN VIDEO STREAM | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418009 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF VIDEO CODING USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397724 | INTER-PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING USING SBTMVP | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529162 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527601 | HANDLING DIFFERENT NAL TYPES IN VIDEO SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527112 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF VIDEO CODING USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING OR DECODING VIDEO DATA WITH SUB-PIXEL MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511593 | Reference Picture Resampling Activation In Video Coding | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497568 | REFERENCE PICTURE INFORMATION SIGNALING IN A VIDEO BITSTREAM | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383757 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE FOR USE IN A MEDICAL FACILITY | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382553 | ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION CANDIDATE IN FRAMES WITH GLOBAL MOTION | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382246 | INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE/VIDEO CODING SYSTEM | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489678 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482531 | DETERMINING AREAS OF INTEREST IN VIDEO BASED AT LEAST ON A USER'S INTERACTIONS WITH THE VIDEO | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371940 | NAL UNIT TYPE-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467197 | DEPTH GUIDED LIFT, SHOOT, SPLAT FOR CONVERTING CAMERA IMAGES TO BIRD�S EYE VIEW DOMAIN | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464540 | EXTENSION TO BLOCK ADAPTIVE WEIGHTED PREDICTION | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239947 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235076 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450787 | CONSTRAINTS ON COLLOCATED PICTURES IN VIDEO CODING | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358700 | VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ENCODING/DECODING BY USING REGION-BASED INTER/INTRA PREDICTION TECHNIQUE | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342984 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD/APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD/APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205862 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSED MOTION VECTORS | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203777 | ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR, AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321704 | STEERABLE HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAY | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199238 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTER PREDICTION REFINEMENT WITH OPTICAL FLOW | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134600 | VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUS | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295986 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENCODER, DECODER, MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296272 | ENCODER, DECODER, AND RELATED NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181261 | ADAPTIVE CODING AND STREAMING OF MULTI-DIRECTIONAL VIDEO | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115883 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTER-PREDICTION WHEN PREDICTION MODE FOR CURRENT BLOCK ULTIMATELY CANNOT BE SELECTED, AND DEVICE FOR SAME | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173157 | ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES BASED ON SYNAPTIC CONNECTIVITY GRAPHS | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107764 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161511 | RANGE CONSTRAINS FOR BLOCK VECTOR IN INTRA-BLOCK COPY MODE | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158280 | CODING OF BLOCK VECTORS FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY-CODED BLOCKS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090854 | DIRECTIONAL IMPRESSION ANALYSIS USING DEEP LEARNING | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089381 | SELECTIVE USE OF CODING TOOLS IN VIDEO PROCESSING | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING USING SUB-BLOCK BASED MOTION COMPENSATION | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088373 | DETERMINING AREAS OF INTEREST IN VIDEO BASED AT LEAST ON A USER'S INTERACTIONS WITH THE VIDEO | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18086228 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077803 | HANDLING DIFFERENT NAL TYPES IN VIDEO SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984186 | CODING SCHEMES FOR VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) SEQUENCES | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977306 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE CODING USING MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCES | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049560 | CLOAKING AND WATERMARK OF NON-CODED INFORMATION | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972913 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971991 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUBBAND CODING FREQUENCY CONVERSION UNIT, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING USING SAME | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970952 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUBBAND CODING FREQUENCY CONVERSION UNIT, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING USING SAME | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970878 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUBBAND CODING FREQUENCY CONVERSION UNIT, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING USING SAME | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17957882 | CONSTRAINTS ON COLLOCATED PICTURES IN VIDEO CODING | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950040 | COMBINATION OF SUBPICTURES AND SCALABILITY | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949058 | Constraints On Reference Picture Lists For Subpictures | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940690 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORK BASED INTER-FRAME PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION USING A DERIVED SET OF MOTION VECTORS | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897967 | Reference Picture Information Signaling In A Video Bitstream | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894735 | DMVR-BASED INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892866 | Indication of Tiles in a Video Picture | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886084 | REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING ACTIVATION IN VIDEO CODING | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884268 | INTER-PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING USING SBTMVP | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873568 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE FOR USE IN A MEDICAL FACILITY | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865437 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CODING APPARATUS | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860761 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17859547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA CALIBRATION | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857281 | INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE/VIDEO CODING SYSTEM | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17789112 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GRADUAL DECODING REFRESH FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847942 | ADAPTIVE BILATERAL MATCHING FOR DECODER SIDE MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847622 | NAL UNIT TYPE-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838081 | STORING MISALIGNED REFERENCE PIXEL TILES | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836278 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CODING VIDEO DATA | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING OR DECODING VIDEO DATA WITH SUB-PIXEL MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828833 | METHOD FOR PADDING PROCESSING WITH SUB-REGION PARTITIONS IN VIDEO STREAM | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751754 | Methods and Systems of Video Coding Using Reference Regions | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746000 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREIN | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745062 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745040 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739763 | APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736324 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD/APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD/APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728050 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727542 | SIGNALING FOR REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717549 | HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX FOR VIDEO CODING TOOLS | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17717794 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17717806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING MOTION VECTOR DETERMINED USING ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR RESOLUTION, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING MOTION VECTOR | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707807 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF VIDEO CODING USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697760 | TRACKING INVENTORY ITEMS IN A STORE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF INVENTORY ITEMS TO BE RE-STOCKED AND FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MISPLACED ITEMS | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686103 | RANGE CONSTRAINS FOR BLOCK VECTOR IN INTRA-BLOCK COPY MODE | March 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686291 | IDENTIFYING INVENTORY ITEMS USING MULTIPLE CONFIDENCE LEVELS | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648592 | PORTABLE SCANNING DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING ATTRIBUTES OF SAMPLE MATERIALS | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579465 | INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT IDENTIFIES GESTURES OF SUBJECTS HOLDING INVENTORY ITEMS | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572500 | ASSIGNING, MONITORING AND DISPLAYING RESPECTIVE STATUSES OF SUBJECTS IN A CASHIER-LESS STORE | January 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17555588 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION FOR VIDEO CODING USING MOTION VECTOR PREDICTOR ORIGINS | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17555190 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTER-PREDICTION WHEN PREDICTION MODE FOR CURRENT BLOCK ULTIMATELY CANNOT BE SELECTED, AND DEVICE FOR SAME | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552035 | MEDIA FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR | December 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550995 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE CODING USING MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCES | December 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544991 | VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUS | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545927 | INTER-PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING USING SBTMVP | December 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOLDER, ANNER N.
With a 45.5% 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, 18.5% 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 HOLDER, ANNER N works in Art Unit 2483 and has examined 693 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner HOLDER, ANNER N's allowance rate of 83.4% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOLDER, ANNER N receive 1.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HOLDER, ANNER N is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOLDER, ANNER N. This interview benefit is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% 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 36.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 64.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% 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 62.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.8% 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, 24.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 19% 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:
Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.
No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.
Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.
Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.