Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18886547 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18826732 | OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED METHODS | September 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18750305 | OLED PIXEL STRUCTURES | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18746747 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT AND PATTERNING METHOD | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18666787 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTODIODE HAVING BURIED LAYER WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654383 | Microfluidic Chip Having Grounding Trace and Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Microfluidic Device | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628242 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR REDUCING SURFACE STEP OF A PASSIVATION LAYER | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18610634 | IMAGING DEVICE COMPRISING CAPACITOR | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581165 | METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE FEATURE, DIELECTRIC LAYER ADJACENT CONDUCTIVE FEATURE, AND ETCH STOP LAYER ON TOP SURFACE OF DIELECTRIC LAYER | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423406 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DESIGN AND METHOD | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545709 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT AND PATTERNING METHOD | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18533291 | METHODS OF FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES COMPRISING ISOLATION STRUCTURES WITH DIFFERENT DEPTHS | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531651 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING ENCAPUSULATION LAYER AND INSULATING LAYER TERMINATING AT PERIPHERAL AREA OF SUBSTRATE | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18528906 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT AND PATTERNING METHOD | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18528888 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT AND PATTERNING METHOD | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18522217 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX LAYER | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516949 | DISPLAY DEVICE THAT CAN PREVENT DETERIORATION OF TRANSMITTANCE WHILE PREVENTING CONTRAST DETERIORATION | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517103 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING LENS CORRESPONDING TO PIXEL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509720 | SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY PANEL HAVING DIFFERENT OPTICAL DISTANCES BETWEEN LIGHT-SHIELDING FILM AND LIGHT EMISSION REFERENCE POINTS DEPENDING ON LIGHT EMISSION COLOR | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491550 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SEPARATION STRUCTURE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487857 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482037 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SELF- ALIGNED VIA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477604 | STACKED TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH VARYING WIDTHS IN THE INSULATING MEMBER AND PILLARS | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467994 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH LAYERED PARTITION BETWEEN LIGHT EMITTING UNITS | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282207 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING NON-DISPLAY REGION, LIGHT-BLOCKING FILM, AND EDGE COVER | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279610 | DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING PHOTOSENSITIVE LAYER IN NON-LIGHT-EMITTING AREA | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238306 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17753740 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING LIGHT-REFLECTING LAYER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18278339 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING BACKPLATE WITH RECESSES AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING DISPLAY PANEL | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277779 | Display Panel Comprising Anti-Peep Display Mode, Manufacturing Method Therefor, and Display Device | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232961 | PIXEL STRUCTURE INCLUDING ANODE OVERLAPPING WITH RECOGNITION HOLE AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232856 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING IRREGULARLY ARRANGED LIGHT EMITTING AREAS EMITTING SAME COLOR OF LIGHT | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446665 | METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CORNER ISOLATION PROTECTION | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231767 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING STRESS BUFFERING LAYER | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362250 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING OPTICAL FINGERPRINT REGION | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362730 | Redistribution Layer (RDL) Layouts for Integrated Circuits | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357137 | STACKING STRUCTURE, PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225006 | DISPLAY PANEL AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRANSISTOR AND REDUCING RESISTANCE OF POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE SIGNAL LINE | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356515 | LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURE INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING UNITS WITH DIFFERENT AREAS | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262213 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE HAVING VOLTAGE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222169 | Display Apparatus, Display Module, and Electronic Device With Pixel Set Including Four Pixels | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219745 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE IN WHICH THE LIGHT OF SMALL SUB-PIXELS ARE PROPERLY GUIDED, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270660 | LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344574 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A COLOR FILTER DISPOSED ON A BANK STRUCTURE | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18338513 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING DUMMY REGIONS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210292 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING BLACK MATRIX HAVING EAVES STRUCTURE | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208785 | PANEL LEVEL PACKAGING FOR MULTI-DIE PRODUCTS INTERCONNECTED WITH VERY HIGH DENSITY (VHD) INTERCONNECT LAYERS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207798 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CURVED SIDE SURFACE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18330351 | VIEWING ANGLE ADJUSTING DISPLAY STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324778 | SEMICONDUCTOR PASSIVE DEVICE INTEGRATION FOR SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323201 | METHOD OF FORMING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH LIGHT COUPLING AND CONVERSION LAYERS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318972 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH REFRACTIVE PATTERN | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196694 | Display Panel for Improving Display Effect in Low-Resolution Area, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Display Device | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195749 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING GATE-ALL-AROUND TYPE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315362 | HIGH RESOLUTION ADVANCED OLED SUB-PIXEL CIRCUIT AND PATTERNING METHOD | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619476 | DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING COLOR FILTER LAYER | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310439 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING PROTRUDING CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141287 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302806 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH INSULATING PILLAR IN STAIRCASE REGION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136817 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A SYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENT OF DRVING, DATA, AND CONTACT LINES OVERLAPPING A PIXEL ELECTRODE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300770 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A SECOND DISPLAY AREA HAVING SECOND HOLES CORRESPONDING TO SPACES BETWEEN SECOND PIXELS | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299155 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COLOR FILTER ON LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18030984 | DEVICE INCLUDING A LOW-INDEX COATING AND A RADIATION-MODIFYING LAYER | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193999 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display With Pixel Definition Layers | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18029135 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE HAVING REFLECTION REDUCING STRUCTURE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185725 | MAGNETORESISTIVE STACK WITH SEED REGION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18185218 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122275 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CONCAVE PORTION | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121423 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT INCLUDING A FIXATION MEMBER FIXING A FLEXIBLE PLATE-LIKE PORTION | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119869 | DISPLAY PANEL, SPLICING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172518 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH BACKSIDE POWER RAIL | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022489 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION LAYER | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021610 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING COLOR DEVIATION | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166593 | COLOR CONVERSION PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106631 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING 2D MATERIAL LAYERS | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106945 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COLOR FILTERS ON A LIGHT BLOCKING LAYER | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165236 | COLOR CONVERSION SUBSTRATE INCLUDING LOW REFRACTIVE LAYER WITH INCREASING THICKNESS, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599702 | DISPLAY PANEL WITH COLOR RESIST STACKS DISPOSED IN NON-LIGHT-EMITTING REGIONS | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102795 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE THAT INCLUDES COLOR FILTER LAYER AND QUANTUM DOT LAYER | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018466 | LIGHTING ELEMENT ALIGNMENT | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018265 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION PATTERN AND OPTICAL PATTERN | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100057 | LIGHT CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154977 | MICROCAVITY PIXEL ARRAY FABRICATION METHOD | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097476 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING PIXEL ELECTRODES ARRANGED ON A PLANARIZATION LAYER | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094443 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SINGLE-LAYERED AND MULTI-LAYERED PERIPHERAL REGIONS | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091447 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A LIGHT BLOCKING LAYER | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013846 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING REDUCED TINT DIFFERENCE IN DISPLAY SURFACE BETWEEN DIFFERENT VIEW ANGLES | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090620 | LENS-CONTAINING COLOR FILTER FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18090727 | DISPLAY PANEL WITH COMPENSATION PIXELS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012385 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFRACTIVE INDICES OF LENS AND COVERING LAYER | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084642 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH COLOR CONVERSION LAYERS | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069199 | DISPLAY PANEL WITHOUT POLARIZER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083923 | LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBER OF COLOR CONVERSION SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009558 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING PARTITION WALL BETWEEN COLOR CONVERSION LAYERS | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074895 | DISPLAY APPARATUS IMPROVING LIGHT EFFRICIENCY AND PREVENTING COLOR MIXTURE | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991485 | TOP EMISSION TYPE ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY HAVING MICRO-CAVITY STRUCTURE | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991344 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING STACK OF INSULATING REFRACTIVE LAYERS | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989219 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17988174 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING LOW REFLECTIVITY LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986840 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE REGIONS, WITH LIGHT DIFFRACTION CHARACTERISTICS | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner OJEH, NDUKA E.
With a 25.0% 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, 58.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner OJEH, NDUKA E works in Art Unit 2892 and has examined 654 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner OJEH, NDUKA E's allowance rate of 87.9% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by OJEH, NDUKA E receive 1.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 OJEH, NDUKA E is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OJEH, NDUKA E. This interview benefit is in the 11% 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, 26.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% 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 41.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 27.6% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.2% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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