Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030405 | PRINT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18676149 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579498 | COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM, COMPUTER VISION METHOD, COMPUTER VISION PROGRAM, AND LEARNING METHOD | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539160 | GAZE DIRECTION-BASED ADAPTIVE PRE-FILTERING OF VIDEO DATA | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18289159 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING POINT CLOUD CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY BASED ON GRAPH SPECTRAL DOMAIN | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482697 | TRANSFORMATION OF HISTOCHEMICALLY STAINED IMAGES INTO SYNTHETIC IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY (IHC) IMAGES | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18479319 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF USING INFORMATION ON CUT LINE WHICH IS PRINTING ITEM THAT CANNOT BE SET BY PRINTER DRIVER AND IS PRINTED ON RECORDING MEDIUM, PRINTING SETTING APPLICATION, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18465740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGN AWARE REPLACEMENT FONT SUGGESTIONS | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18279979 | Inkjet Printer System | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION OF DOCUMENT CONVERSION ENGINE SELECTION | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18237732 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230987 | MACHINE-LEARNING SYSTEM AND PRINT-QUEUE-BASED ESTIMATOR FOR PREDICTING WAIT TIMES | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18360100 | CASCADE ENSEMBLES FOR LIVENESS DETECTION | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357971 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING VARIABLE COPIES OF A PLURALITY OF PAGES IN A DOCUMENT | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352687 | SERVER, TRANSFER METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350627 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348290 | PRINTER | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING VARIABLE INK DETECTION TO DETECT ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ON PRODUCTS | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216554 | MINIMALISTIC INTRAORAL SCANNING SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18267759 | High Throughput Hair Analysis for Personalized Hair Product | June 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333379 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317154 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143951 | CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311533 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND PREVIEW CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18311717 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCATTER AND TAILING CORRECTION | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEGMENTING AND CHARACTERIZING AORTIC TISSUES | May 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18251232 | Multi-modal Model Training Method, Apparatus and Device, and Storage Medium | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302526 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | April 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190829 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190916 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND APPLICATION OPERATION CONTROL METHOD | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020468 | ORAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ORAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184763 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182420 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181608 | EDGE ENHANCEMENT WITH COMPENSATION MECHANISM | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18118969 | POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180237 | PRINTING APPARATUS | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114913 | APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING LESION IN BIOMETRIC IMAGE | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173850 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18171069 | EFFECTIVE METHOD TO ESTIMATE POSE, VELOCITY AND ATTITUDE WITH UNCERTAINTY | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167786 | Gaze Direction-Based Adaptive Pre-Filtering of Video Data | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156572 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEGMENTATION AND REGISTRATION OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098203 | System And Methods For Managing Distributed User Presence Notifications | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098218 | Systems And Methods For Controlling Enrollment Status Of A Trusted User Based On Time | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155489 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154897 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SWITCHING SYSTEM | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149201 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINTING AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000698 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAINING A NEURAL NETWORK-IMPLEMENTED SENSOR SYSTEM TO CLASSIFY OBJECTS IN A BULK FLOW | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058975 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS PRINTING APPARATUS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SHEET STORAGE UNIT, AND CONTROL METHOD | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058471 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058649 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051694 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967718 | INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND GROUPING PROCESS METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER GROUPING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING JOBS | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933878 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948248 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867180 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849088 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17663775 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CALCULATING DENSITY IN VICINITY OF THE SAME | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744279 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF SCREEN FOR SETTING METADATA, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722730 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ALLOCATING MEMORY CAPACITY OF MEMORY AMONG AND DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROCESSING CONSTITUTING JOB TO CREATE PLURALITY OF MEMORY REGIONS IN MEMORY | April 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711808 | Gaze Direction-Based Adaptive Pre-Filtering of Video Data | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690522 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS DISPLAY OF OBJECT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681507 | RETAIL SHELF IMAGE PROCESSING AND INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEM | February 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17676051 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671920 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589166 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17583487 | Hot Folders with Enhanced Print Ticketing Functionality | January 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563747 | Image Recording Device | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17536634 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD | November 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612801 | SENSOR SYNCHRONIZATION | November 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17514864 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512499 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17500419 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING PHENOMENON THAT PRINTING BY SCHEDULE SETTING WILL NOT BE STARTED DUE TO DISPLAY OF CONFIRMATION SCREEN, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17492193 | MULTI-MODE SCANNING DEVICE PERFORMING INVISIBLE LIGHT REFLECTION | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17480302 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TEMPORARY RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17445320 | METHOD FOR SETTING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | August 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444721 | METHOD OF DETECTING, SEGMENTING AND EXTRACTING SALIENT REGIONS IN DOCUMENTS USING ATTENTION TRACKING SENSORS | August 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17390482 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING TEXT LEGIBILITY IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17383927 | SELECTIVE MIRROR ENHANCED VIDEO STREAM | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17380672 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17363043 | ADVERSARIAL IMAGE GENERATOR | June 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17418982 | PRINTING MANAGEMENT | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17340389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT DETECTS SPOOFING OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17335352 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17329557 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | May 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17324516 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, CONVERSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | May 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17306634 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | May 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223922 | DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION OF FILES ON THE CLIENT SIDE BEFORE UPLOAD | April 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17222412 | DETECTING TABLE INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS | April 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17202323 | STROKE BASED CONTROL OF HANDWRITING INPUT | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17168115 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND ARTICLE ORDER RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT SYSTEM | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17152163 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17054238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT-ANNOTATED TRAPPING | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15917967 | ABNORMALITY NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY NOTIFICATION METHOD | March 2018 | December 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15895032 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT RECEIVES BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF PRINT DATA TRANSMITTED TO OTHER IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES AND OBTAINS USER INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINT DATA, AND RELATED DISPLAY METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | February 2018 | January 2019 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15709755 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15702963 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND USAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD | September 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15702218 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | September 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15643866 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13165577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING USAGE OF PRINT SUBSTANCE IN A PRINTER | June 2011 | August 2013 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12954394 | PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2010 | August 2013 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZONG, HELEN.
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, 0.0% 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 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 ZONG, HELEN works in Art Unit 2683 and has examined 34 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner ZONG, HELEN's allowance rate of 79.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ZONG, HELEN receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 ZONG, HELEN is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZONG, HELEN. This interview benefit is in the 6% 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, 32.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% 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 23.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 200.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 23% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 29% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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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