USPTO Examiner MANDEL MONICA A - Art Unit 3621

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18420554Artificial-Intelligence Based Campaign ConfiguratorJanuary 2024August 2025Abandon1910NoNo
17571733POINTS-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4230NoNo
17341516TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION IN ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONSJune 2021June 2025Allow4830NoNo
16918685Digital Rights Management System and MethodJuly 2020February 2022Abandon2020NoYes
16840976Targeted Advertising Based On Demographic Features Extracted From Vehicles And Vehicle OccupantsApril 2020September 2021Abandon1820NoNo
16808347METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF A BLOCKCHAIN FOR DISTRIBUTED-ENERGY-PROJECT MANAGEMENTMarch 2020January 2025Abandon5821NoNo
16776051SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING LATENCY IN DATA CONSUMPTION SYSTEMJanuary 2020December 2021Allow2320YesNo
16681759SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REWARDS-BASED P2P FUNDINGNovember 2019January 2022Abandon2721YesNo
16545838VEHICLE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2019January 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16519885SWEEPSTAKES CAMPAIGN SYSTEM AND USES THEREOFJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2701NoNo
16517191PAY WITH POINTS AT POINT OF SERVICEJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16514791EFFICIENTLY PROVIDING ADVERTISING COMPETITION RULES TO TARGET DEVICESJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2430YesNo
16514462MAINTAINING ADVERTISEMENTS WITHOUT REVEALING SENSITIVE DATA OF A USER ON A PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICEJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2430YesNo
16513049REAL-TIME SELECTION OF TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS BY TARGET DEVICES WHILE MAINTAINING DATA PRIVACYJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2430YesNo
16506127TRANSACTION VALIDATION USING TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS LINKED TO A TOKEN IDJuly 2019March 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16505016ACTIVITY OPERATING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO MAZE-LIKE SHOPPING STREETSJuly 2019April 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16388989SPATIAL AUDIO BASED ADVERTISING IN VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY VIDEO STREAMSApril 2019December 2020Abandon2020NoNo
16288091TRACKING TIME AND CONTEXT OF USE OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2019November 2021Abandon3220NoNo
16241366AD PLACEMENTJanuary 2019October 2021Abandon3320YesNo
16171176DEVICE INCLUDING ENCRYPTED DATA FOR EXPIRATION DATE AND VERIFICATION VALUE CREATIONOctober 2018January 2021Allow2710NoNo
16037824SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADAPTING A PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING TRANSACTION IN RESPONSE TO CONTENT ANALYSISJuly 2018December 2020Abandon3020NoNo
15956462DETERMINING PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS BY ONLINE PUBLISHERS SCALED USING A BASELINE CONVERSION RATEApril 2018August 2021Allow4021YesNo
15945274FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR STUDENT LOANSApril 2018September 2022Abandon5440YesNo
15881787SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING DISCOUNTED ITEMSJanuary 2018July 2022Abandon5340NoNo
15826392SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEMOTING LINKS TO LOW-QUALITY WEBPAGESNovember 2017December 2020Abandon3700YesNo
15818970INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT DISPLAYS ADVERTISEMENT CORRESPONDING TO CONTENT OF PROCESSING TARGET, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODNovember 2017May 2021Abandon4220NoNo
15811795SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ADVERTISEMENTSNovember 2017December 2020Abandon3800NoNo
15802454DIGITAL SPACE ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND INTELLIGENT CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONNovember 2017September 2021Allow4711NoNo
15802609MARKETING NOTIFICATION FOR MISSING GROUP MEMBERNovember 2017May 2022Abandon5440YesNo
15782798Data Label DistributionOctober 2017June 2022Abandon5640YesNo
15490095POINTS-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEMApril 2017September 2021Allow5330YesYes
15480233PROGRAMMABLE CARDApril 2017October 2018Abandon1921YesNo
15433670METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING ANONYMOUS CREDIT CARD PURCHASES OVER THE INTERNETFebruary 2017February 2022Abandon6050YesNo
15366356SIMULTANEOUS REVIEW OF ADVERTISEMENT COMPONENTSDecember 2016April 2022Allow6060YesNo
15282663SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE PROVIDING DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALESSeptember 2016October 2019Abandon3710NoNo
15300308ANONYMOUS AND SECURE ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM FOR USE IN OPEN NETWORKSSeptember 2016January 2020Abandon4010NoNo
15278387Authenticated Transfer of an Article Using Verification TokensSeptember 2016July 2021Allow5730NoNo
15265728PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS IN AN AUTOMATED SALES AND MARKETING PLATFORMSeptember 2016January 2021Abandon5331NoNo
15246748METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC TICKETS WITH VISUAL DISPLAY FOR VERIFICATION.August 2016January 2023Allow6090NoYes
15202420ENHANCING SEARCH RESULT PAGES USING STRUCTURAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF CONTENT FROM CONTENT PROVIDERSJuly 2016October 2019Abandon3920NoNo
15169385SEARCH QUERY REFINEMENTMay 2016May 2022Abandon6060NoYes
15038164SECURE NETWORK ACCESSING METHOD FOR POS TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM THEREOFMay 2016May 2022Allow6060YesNo
15095527IDENTIFYING ACCOUNT SEGMENTS BASED ON CONTENT IMPRESSIONS AND PURCHASE DECISIONSApril 2016October 2019Abandon4210NoNo
15091347SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERRITORY ASSIGNMENTApril 2016January 2022Abandon6020YesYes
15082552METHOD OF PROVIDING SALES-BASED DISCOUNTMarch 2016August 2018Abandon2810NoNo
15076002GAME-BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2016October 2019Abandon4310NoNo
14990655System and method for alternative brand affinity content transaction paymentsJanuary 2016January 2019Abandon3610NoNo
14942770SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PUSH MESSAGE BASED ON USER LOCATION, USER EQUIPMENT AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREONNovember 2015April 2022Abandon6061YesNo
14938357System And Method For Relicensing ContentNovember 2015April 2021Abandon6040YesNo
14878437Loosely Coupled Hosted Application SystemOctober 2015September 2020Abandon5930YesNo
14853963APPARATUS FOR ONLINE MARKET SERVICE AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2015August 2019Abandon4710NoNo
14775597MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC USER-BASED CUSTOMIZATION OF ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT AT COMPUTING DEVICESSeptember 2015November 2021Abandon6041NoNo
14852080AUTOMATED SERVICE VERIFICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2015May 2019Abandon4410NoNo
14851316MATCHING DEVICES WITH ENTITIES USING REAL-TIME DATA AND BATCH-PROCESSED DATASeptember 2015June 2021Abandon6030YesNo
14851971INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2015June 2019Abandon4510NoNo
14851190SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AVAILABLE CONTENT BASED ON REWARDSSeptember 2015February 2021Abandon6040YesNo
14850681CONSUMER INTERACTION FRAMEWORK FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGESeptember 2015April 2019Abandon4301NoNo
14849557RANKING OF SPONSORED CONTENT ITEMS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES ENFORCED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEMSeptember 2015November 2020Abandon6020YesYes
14847382Providing Sponsored Content Items to a UserSeptember 2015October 2018Abandon3810NoNo
14847070Measuring Advertisement LiftSeptember 2015April 2021Abandon6050YesNo
14848206System and Method to Facilitate On-Line OrderingSeptember 2015October 2018Abandon3810NoNo
14846593METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME CURATED CATEGORY AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISINGSeptember 2015February 2022Abandon6060YesNo
14846402HEALTH AND OTHER USE OF COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL DIGITAL DATASeptember 2015September 2019Abandon4911NoNo
14844352INTERACTIVE SPONSORED EXERCISESSeptember 2015August 2018Abandon3510NoNo
14830602PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEMS THAT USE BIOMETRIC INFORMATIONAugust 2015May 2022Abandon6061YesNo
14822590SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE LICENSING SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CONTENTAugust 2015August 2018Abandon3610NoNo
14731261Global (GPS) MarketingJune 2015August 2018Abandon3810NoNo
14714446SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION VIA TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SIGNALSMay 2015April 2019Abandon4620NoNo
14715425CONTEXTUAL REAL-TIME MARKETINGMay 2015April 2018Abandon3501NoNo
14715085CONTENT OUTPUT APPARATUS, CONTENT OUTPUT METHOD, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMMay 2015April 2019Abandon4720NoNo
14700874IDENTITY RESOLUTION SERVICEApril 2015December 2020Allow6050YesNo
14693635TRACKING TIME AND CONTEXT OF USE OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICEApril 2015April 2019Abandon4760NoNo
14687182Online Banking Through a Gaming ConsoleApril 2015August 2019Abandon5230YesNo
14681964SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING CROSS-PLATFORM INTEREST AND INTERACTIVITY AROUND ADVERTISING INFORMATIONApril 2015April 2018Abandon3610NoNo
14633763SYNCHRONIZING ITEMS FOR USE IN AN APPLICATION PURCHASED IN A FEED OF CONTENT PROVIDED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM WITH A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM PROVIDING THE APPLICATIONFebruary 2015September 2020Abandon6041YesNo
14328691SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING DISCOUNTED ITEMSJuly 2014November 2020Abandon6061YesNo
14294790SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND RECEIVING PRIMARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL ADVERTISER INFORMATION USING A WEARABLE-COMPUTING DEVICEJune 2014September 2020Abandon6050YesNo
14294615METHOD FOR SELECTING AND RECEIVING PRIMARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL ADVERTISER INFORMATION USING A WEARABLE-COMPUTING DEVICEJune 2014September 2020Abandon6050YesNo
14255029METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE BITRATE-DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENTSApril 2014July 2020Abandon6040NoYes
14123270METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROL OF FLOW OF CUSTOMERS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCESApril 2014December 2018Abandon6030NoNo
14250017METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INTRODUCE BILLING ARCHITECTURE FOR DIFFERENT UTILITY EVENTS AND TO GRANT CROSS DOMAIN PROMOTIONSApril 2014November 2018Abandon5520NoNo
14250122System for Secure TransactionsApril 2014May 2019Abandon6030NoNo
14131393Digital Price, Space Management, and Advertising Display SystemApril 2014January 2020Abandon6011YesNo
14346018SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PURCHASING ELECTRONIC VOUCHERSApril 2014January 2018Abandon4610NoNo
14248821METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIDDING OF ADVERTISEMENT SLOTSApril 2014February 2018Abandon4610NoNo
14248578Data Acquisition and Management System for Advertisement and Retail UseApril 2014January 2018Abandon4510NoNo
14249059COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED COALITION MARKETING PLATFORM AND A METHOD THEREOFApril 2014October 2019Abandon6030YesNo
14246778SMARTCARD-BASED VALUE TRANSFERApril 2014November 2020Abandon6040YesYes
14246099Serving Ads to Social Networks And Other Websites Based On Account-Holder DataApril 2014March 2021Abandon6041NoNo
14195595PROXIMITY-BASED VISUAL NOTIFICATIONSMarch 2014June 2020Abandon6060YesNo
13897241METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING ADVERTISEMENTS IN AUDIO FILES FOR INTERNET AND NETWORK DISTRIBUTIONMay 2013September 2017Abandon5260NoNo
13837847REDEMPTION CODE AUTO-COMPLETE FOR ONLINE OFFERS AND TRACKINGMarch 2013December 2021Allow60110YesYes
13729359GAME-BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2012July 2016Abandon4320NoNo
13546171INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM OF STORING COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM, AND PROGRAMJuly 2012January 2019Abandon6070NoNo
13527654PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) CURRENCY PLATFORM INCORPORATING DEMURRAGEJune 2012August 2017Abandon6030YesNo
13439719METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING PERSONALIZED ADVERTISEMENTSApril 2012August 2017Abandon6040NoYes
13418033Methods and Systems for Establishing and Maintaining Verified Anonymity in Online EnvironmentsMarch 2012January 2016Abandon4730YesYes
13415277SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH A LOCATION-BASED SERVICEMarch 2012September 2016Abandon5430NoNo
13414878USER-SELECTED ADVERTISEMENT LAYOUTMarch 2012May 2016Abandon5030NoNo
13408155SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND REDEEMING OFFERS WITH A LOCATION-BASED SERVICEFebruary 2012May 2016Abandon5030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MANDEL, MONICA A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
17
(68.0%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(32.0%)
Reversal Percentile
48.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
57
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(17.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
47
(82.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.3%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 17.5% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 MANDEL, MONICA A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MANDEL, MONICA A works in Art Unit 3621 and has examined 287 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 11.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 10000 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MANDEL, MONICA A's allowance rate of 11.8% places them in the 1% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MANDEL, MONICA A receive 3.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 96% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MANDEL, MONICA A is 10000 months. This places the examiner in the 0% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MANDEL, MONICA A. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 2.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 5.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 43.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 46.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 63.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

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.