USPTO Examiner IOSIF MARIO CINCINAT - Art Unit 3681

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17124763METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPLIFT PREDICTION OF ACTIONSDecember 2020September 2022Abandon2120YesNo
17247548SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GEOGRAPHIC ZONE INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERSDecember 2020March 2023Allow2720YesNo
17121809METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MATCHING CARD TRANSACTION DATA TO MOBILE APPLICATION USAGEDecember 2020July 2023Allow3120YesNo
17099918SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CORRELATION BETWEEN A CONTENT AND A PLURALITY OF RESPONSESNovember 2020April 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17096291INTERFACE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AN ADVERTISEMENT SPONSOR TO INPUT DATA CONCERNING LEADS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ADVERTISEMENTSNovember 2020November 2023Abandon3630NoNo
17086844AUTOMATED CAUSE MANAGEMENTNovember 2020September 2021Allow1000YesNo
17049466Method and System for Managing Privacy ComplianceOctober 2020November 2022Abandon2520YesNo
17074366SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS AND PUBLISHERSOctober 2020December 2022Abandon2521YesNo
17023421SERVER, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2920NoNo
16651489METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR APPLICATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2020November 2023Abandon4410NoNo
16880838CONTROLLING AD DELIVERY TO MOBILE CLIENTSMay 2020August 2021Allow1500YesNo
16876177STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2020February 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16844560METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS BASED ON INTENDED USER EXPERIENCEApril 2020May 2024Abandon4960NoNo
16840822Integrated Architecture for Performing Online Advertising AllocationsApril 2020April 2021Allow1300YesNo
16840627Integrated Architecture for Performing Online Advertising AllocationsApril 2020April 2022Allow2410YesNo
16795113SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVE-BASED MESSAGES ON A VEHICLE EXTERIORFebruary 2020October 2023Abandon4440YesYes
16633308INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMJanuary 2020August 2023Abandon4220NoNo
16746359SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING ADVERTISEMENTSJanuary 2020April 2023Allow3940YesNo
16737117Message Personalization Over Multiple Internet Messaging CampaignsJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1910YesNo
16693857SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF OUTDOOR OR INDOOR ADVERTISEMENTSNovember 2019November 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16695167Method of Tracking the Impact of Paid Search on Offline SalesNovember 2019April 2024Abandon5310NoNo
16690398SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS BRANDING USING A PLATFORM THAT CONTAINS A PLURALITY OF FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS THAT ENABLE ANY USER TO HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPLETE DIGITAL PRESENCE AND MONETIZATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH BOTH CENTRALIZED AND PEER TO PEER NETWORK INTERFACESNovember 2019February 2022Abandon2701NoNo
16686119Systems And Methods For Dynamically Generating Loyalty Program Communications Based On A Monitored Physiological StateNovember 2019June 2024Abandon5550NoNo
16681002VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHODNovember 2019December 2022Abandon3710NoNo
16677007Multi-Item Influence MaximizationNovember 2019November 2022Allow3720YesNo
16672379Systems and Methods for Switching Modes of Providing Content on a Charging Station DisplayNovember 2019July 2022Allow3220NoYes
16581078SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN INTERSTITIAL AD EXPERIENCE WITHIN A SCROLLING CONTENT FRAMESeptember 2019April 2021Allow1810YesNo
16560609Method and System of Providing Search Results to UsersSeptember 2019December 2021Abandon2820YesNo
16534630NESTED MICRO-MARKETPLACES WITHIN AN ONLINE MARKETPLACEAugust 2019August 2023Abandon4850YesNo
16518233NETWORK USER IDENTIFICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND SERVERJuly 2019March 2022Abandon3230YesNo
16410682METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING CONTENTMay 2019April 2020Allow1110NoNo
16374721SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS BRANDING USING A PLATFORM THAT CONTAINS A PLURALITY OF FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS THAT ENABLE ANY USER TO HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPLETE DIGITAL PRESENCE AND MONETIZATION OPPORTUNITIESApril 2019December 2021Abandon3201NoNo
16096823STAR-FOLLOWING PRODUCT SALES SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORMarch 2019August 2021Abandon3410NoNo
16351347CONTACT CENTER MANAGEMENT FOR CONTACT LIST GENERATION IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSMarch 2019February 2023Allow4750NoNo
16351102INTERFACE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AN ADVERTISEMENT SPONSOR TO INPUT DATA CONCERNING LEADS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ADVERTISEMENTSMarch 2019April 2024Abandon6051YesNo
16297361SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING AND DISTRIBUTING MESSAGESMarch 2019June 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16294892Method And System For An Electronic Auction And SweepstakesMarch 2019January 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16290331METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING RECYCLING TO IMPROVE BLOCKCHAIN MININGMarch 2019September 2022Allow4230YesNo
16281420SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN EFFICIENCYFebruary 2019February 2022Allow3620YesNo
16271855Correlating multi-dimensional data to extract & associate unique identifiers for analytics insights, monetization, QOE & OrchestrationFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2701NoNo
16241974Bidding Agent Using Ad Opportunity Source to Limit Ad ReachJanuary 2019February 2021Allow2510NoNo
16241973Bidding Agent Using Metadata for Data Augmenter to Limit Ad Reach to Subcategories of Targeted UsersJanuary 2019March 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16217456LOCAL MESSAGE PERFORMANCE ON AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMDecember 2018June 2020Abandon1810NoNo
16196830TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2018October 2021Abandon3540NoNo
16193217CONTROL OF ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY BASED ON USER SENTIMENTNovember 2018April 2023Abandon5340YesNo
16141938Recommendation Method and Reality Presenting DeviceSeptember 2018October 2021Abandon3620NoNo
16132845CREATING CONTENT ITEMSSeptember 2018October 2021Abandon3720NoNo
16128833PAYMENT SELECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2018May 2023Abandon5660YesNo
16114421COGNITIVE ELEVATOR ADVERTISEMENTSAugust 2018February 2023Allow5460YesNo
16101593SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTSAugust 2018December 2021Abandon4130NoNo
16034232DYNAMIC HIERARCHICAL EMPIRICAL BAYES AND DIGITAL CONTENT CONTROLJuly 2018December 2020Allow2910YesNo
16028533Message Generation for Ranked Users Based on User Interaction ProbabilitiesJuly 2018May 2021Abandon3420YesNo
16014858POINT GIVING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS, AND POINT GIVING METHODJune 2018August 2022Abandon5040YesNo
15997559SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CLIENT-SIDE REAL-TIME AUCTIONS OF ADVERTISING INVENTORYJune 2018July 2020Allow2610YesNo
15994136VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RELOCATION THROUGH PAID SPONSORSHIPMay 2018December 2020Allow3130NoNo
15989788SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF RENDERING POLICIES IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSMay 2018January 2021Allow3230YesNo
15777571Kids' Loyalty and Rewards ProgramMay 2018September 2022Abandon5210NoNo
15954476SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS TO A CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2018September 2022Abandon5350YesYes
15954469SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS TO A CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2018August 2021Allow4030YesYes
15914855System and method facilitating purchase of goods and services by pre-payment via a universal gift or other pre-paid card with incentivesMarch 2018August 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15849364CONTENT DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION USING EXPOSURE MEMORY PREDICTIONDecember 2017April 2021Abandon4030YesNo
15836295METHOD OF MANAGING A LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAMDecember 2017November 2020Abandon3520NoNo
15817202Neural Network-based Inferential Advertising System and MethodNovember 2017August 2020Abandon3310NoNo
15811873SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTSNovember 2017November 2021Abandon4840NoNo
15791874ANTI-HOPPER AND LOYALTY PROGRAMOctober 2017September 2024Abandon6070NoYes
15704312REPUTATION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2017May 2022Abandon5640NoYes
15699399ADVERTISING SYSTEM THAT RAISES MONEY FOR CHARITYSeptember 2017May 2020Abandon6010NoNo
15699522INFLUENCE GROUPS FOR CONVERSIONSSeptember 2017June 2021Abandon4530YesNo
15671507SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING TARGETED MARKETING OFFERS TO CONSUMERS VIA A DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMAugust 2017August 2018Abandon1210NoNo
15671766SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED MARKETING OFFER DELIVERY VIA A MATCHED OFFER TABLEAugust 2017May 2018Abandon910NoNo
15671556OFFER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TARGETED MARKETING OFFER DELIVERY SYSTEMAugust 2017July 2018Abandon1110NoNo
15671528SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING TARGETED MARKETING OFFERS TO CONSUMERS VIA AN ONLINE PORTALAugust 2017May 2018Abandon910NoNo
15646453SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA AND PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA INFORMATIONJuly 2017April 2020Abandon3310NoNo
15459694INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEMMarch 2017August 2020Abandon4120NoNo
15454234SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT DISCOVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ON A NETWORKMarch 2017March 2020Abandon3610NoNo
15446327INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEMMarch 2017August 2020Abandon4120NoNo
15324293METHOD OF AND SERVER FOR SELECTION OF A TARGETED MESSAGE FOR PLACEMENT INTO A SEARCH ENGINE RESULT PAGE IN RESPONSE TO A USER SEARCH REQUESTJanuary 2017June 2020Abandon4140NoNo
15322330SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREONDecember 2016February 2020Abandon3810NoNo
15381555Holographic Technology Implemented Retail SolutionsDecember 2016June 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15381262Holographic Technology Implemented Retail SolutionsDecember 2016September 2022Abandon6070YesNo
15380802SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND SEARCH PROGRAMDecember 2016January 2020Abandon3710NoNo
15352367SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING AND DISTRIBUTING MESSAGESNovember 2016March 2020Abandon4020NoNo
15333513System Architecture and Methods for Facilitating Multiple Parallel Requests of Advertising InventoryOctober 2016June 2020Allow4341YesNo
15299167Method of Tracking the Impact of Paid Search on Offline SalesOctober 2016March 2020Abandon4120NoNo
15216637SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF OUTDOOR OR INDOOR ADVERTISEMENTSJuly 2016January 2020Abandon4211NoNo
15192610ELECTRONIC INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2016May 2021Abandon5840YesNo
15168721METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC AUCTION AND SWEEPSTAKESMay 2016May 2019Abandon3610NoNo
15074403METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPARING MERCHANTS, AND PREDICTING THE COMPATIBILITY OF A MERCHANT WITH A POTENTIAL CUSTOMERMarch 2016September 2020Abandon5440YesNo
15066788LOCAL MESSAGE PERFORMANCE ON AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMMarch 2016March 2019Abandon3710NoNo
14965542IDENTIFYING AND CREDITING REBATES TO USERS OF AN AFFILIATE MARKETING REBATE SYSTEMDecember 2015January 2020Abandon5020NoNo
14881674METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING CONTENTOctober 2015February 2019Allow4020NoNo
14869548SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GEOGRAPHIC ZONE INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERSSeptember 2015September 2020Allow6040NoNo
14869463PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO SENTIMENT OF PRODUCT FEATURESeptember 2015June 2021Allow6031YesYes
14868534GRAPHICAL RULE EDITORSeptember 2015December 2020Abandon6040YesNo
14868995REAL-TIME ANNOUNCEMENTS AT A GIVEN LOCATION WITHIN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL RADIUSSeptember 2015September 2020Abandon5941NoNo
14869589METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING A SOFTWARE ADVERTISING OFFERSeptember 2015October 2020Abandon6021YesNo
14867457OPTIMIZATION OF AD REQUEST FULFILLMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONSSeptember 2015February 2020Allow5340YesNo
14868372METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORAGE DEVICES WITH PARTNER INCENTIVESSeptember 2015August 2020Abandon5931YesNo
14866000SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN INTERSTITIAL AD EXPERIENCE WITHIN A SCROLLING CONTENT FRAMESeptember 2015May 2019Allow4420YesNo
14865254Systems and Methods for Providing a Commerce Discount CardSeptember 2015February 2019Abandon4110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
19
(90.5%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(9.5%)
Reversal Percentile
22.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 9.5% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
45
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(15.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
38
(84.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.6%
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, 15.6% 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 IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT works in Art Unit 3681 and has examined 189 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 24.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT's allowance rate of 24.9% places them in the 4% 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 IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT receive 3.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 +25.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT. This interview benefit is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 7.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% 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 4.8% 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, 12.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% 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 36.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 8.3% 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, 62.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 38% 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 44% 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.

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