USPTO Examiner GETACHEW WODAJO - Art Unit 3685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17115891BLOCK CHAIN-BASED ASSET PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
17080196SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING USERS, IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSACTIONS USING PAYMENT DEVICESOctober 2020September 2022Allow2301YesNo
17047765METHOD FOR INDEXING DOMAIN TO DIGITAL ASSETOctober 2020January 2024Abandon3911NoNo
17066375APPARATUS AND METHODS TO DEFINE AND USE BEARER TOKENS, CERTIFIED TOKENS AND APPLICATIONS USING BEARER TOKENS AND CERTIFIED TOKENSOctober 2020April 2024Abandon4211YesNo
17024142SECURE MULTI-FACTOR TOKENIZATION-BASED PUSH/RESPONSE COMMERCE PLATFORMSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
17017027DEVICES AND CIRCUITRY FOR COMPUTING HASH VALUESSeptember 2020April 2024Allow4320YesNo
16924741METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING MINER COMMITMENT TO REWARD PROOFSJuly 2020September 2023Allow3830YesNo
16915477SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY GRAPH BASED FRAUD DETECTIONJune 2020March 2023Allow3210YesNo
16893893SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTIONJune 2020February 2024Allow4421YesNo
16886838Method and Apparatus for Anomaly Detection for User BehaviorMay 2020May 2023Allow3620YesNo
16886364SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART CONTRACT PUBLISHINGMay 2020October 2023Allow4130YesNo
16868164User Routing Application and Recommendation Engine for Distributed Terminal NetworkMay 2020October 2021Abandon1721NoNo
16828420SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MARKETPLACE WHERE DATA AND ALGORITHMS CAN BE CHOSEN AND INTERACT VIA ENCRYPTIONMarch 2020February 2022Allow2321YesNo
16805179BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RING SIGNATURESFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1720YesNo
16805148SECURITY ASPECTS OF A SELF-AUTHENTICATING CREDIT CARDFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2820YesNo
16796363SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA GENERATION, STORAGE, AND VERIFICATION IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM HAVING A COMMITTEE OF VALIDATOR NODESFebruary 2020October 2023Allow4420YesNo
16786812SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING FUNDING CARD NUMBERS TO THIRD PARTY WALLETSFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3711YesNo
16785451TRANSFERRING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN SMART CONTRACTFebruary 2020August 2021Abandon1920YesNo
16722966BEHAVIOR BASED ALLOCATION OF PAYMENT TOKENSDecember 2019June 2024Allow5440YesNo
16704017Title Registration System and ProtocolDecember 2019February 2021Abandon1511NoNo
16694536SECURITY AND AUTHENTICATION OF INTERACTION DATANovember 2019October 2023Abandon4621YesNo
16579167METHOD AND CORRESPONDING PROXY SERVER, SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAMSeptember 2019August 2022Allow3510YesNo
16524712USING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS TO GENERATE VIRTUAL NUMBERS FOR A CONTACTLESS CARD TO SECURELY AUTOFILL FORMSJuly 2019September 2022Allow3710NoNo
16476312METHODS FOR EXCHANGING AND EVALUATING VIRTUAL CURRENCYJuly 2019October 2022Allow3930YesNo
16428234HANDS-FREE TRANSACTIONS WITH VOICE RECOGNITIONMay 2019September 2022Allow4010NoNo
16407133HANDS-FREE TRANSACTIONS WITH A CHALLENGE AND RESPONSEMay 2019July 2023Abandon5030YesNo
16403875SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM HAVING A SECURE BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION SYSTEMMay 2019May 2023Abandon4821YesYes
16384797TAMPER EVIDENT SYSTEM FOR MODIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURED VEHICLE OPERATING PARAMETERSApril 2019June 2024Allow6051YesNo
16383388CONTROL TOWER FOR PROSPECTIVE TRANSACTIONSApril 2019October 2023Allow5430YesNo
16372547BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SHARED APPRECIATION NOTEApril 2019February 2022Allow3441YesNo
16362621System and Method of Indexing Websites Using Contextually Unique Domain ExtensionsMarch 2019June 2022Abandon3911NoNo
16265961USING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS TO GENERATE VIRTUAL NUMBERS FOR A CONTACTLESS CARD TO SECURELY AUTOFILL FORMSFebruary 2019June 2019Allow400YesNo
16257549VALUE OPTIMIZING DATA STOREJanuary 2019November 2023Abandon5770YesNo
16234490SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM HAVING A SECURE BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION SYSTEMDecember 2018May 2022Abandon4110NoNo
16198680CHECK TAMPERING PREVENTION USING BLOCKCHAINNovember 2018December 2021Allow3731YesNo
16160573TAMPER-PROOF PRIVILEGED USER ACCESS SYSTEM LOGSOctober 2018July 2021Abandon3301NoNo
16159543METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ATTRIBUTION TO BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSOctober 2018August 2022Abandon4620NoNo
16147012BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DIGITAL DATA EXCHANGESeptember 2018September 2023Abandon5941YesNo
16137220ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING BACKUP AND REINSTALLATION OF MOBILE CARDSeptember 2018April 2022Allow4321YesNo
16130489A SPARSE PEER WITH TRANSIENT PARTICIPATIONSeptember 2018May 2024Allow6080YesYes
14355484SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM HAVING A SECURE BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION SYSTEMAugust 2018April 2022Abandon6021YesNo
16062812METHOD, DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A USERJune 2018June 2023Abandon6040YesNo
16002191BIOMETRIC TOKEN FOR BLOCKCHAINJune 2018December 2021Allow4221NoNo
15992873SECURE CONTACTLESS PAYMENT METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ACTIVE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRYMay 2018February 2022Abandon4521YesNo
15992438SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERCHANT MOBILE ACCEPTANCEMay 2018March 2022Allow4521YesNo
15985308System for Secure Transfer of Encrypted Resources and Asynchronous ExecutionMay 2018March 2022Allow4640YesNo
15973446SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTION AUTHENTICATION BASED ON A CRYPTOGRAPHIC CHALLENGEMay 2018March 2023Abandon5841YesNo
15940633Detecting Unauthorized DevicesMarch 2018September 2021Allow4211YesNo
15919027System and Method of Indexing Websites Using Contextually Unique Domain ExtensionsMarch 2018June 2019Abandon1511NoNo
15845801SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISSUING AND TRACKING DIGITAL TOKENS WITHIN DISTRIBUTED NETWORK NODESDecember 2017September 2021Allow4560YesNo
15845887SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISSUING AND TRACKING DIGITAL TOKENS WITHIN DISTRIBUTED NETWORK NODESDecember 2017August 2021Allow4460YesNo
15831128DIGITAL VAULT FOR MEDIA OWNERSDecember 2017July 2023Abandon6081YesNo
15789641ACCEPTING REGULATED PAYMENT INFORMATION IN A CALL CENTEROctober 2017February 2021Abandon4060YesNo
15785479SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING BALLOTS OF VOTERS COLLECTED WITH THE AID OF ELECTRONIC BALLOTINGOctober 2017September 2022Abandon5950NoNo
15694185SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A MOBILE TRANSACTION BY VERIFYING THE PRESENCE OF A REAL PERSONSeptember 2017October 2021Abandon5021YesNo
15655849EXTRACTING IMAGE DATA USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELSJuly 2017January 2020Abandon3021YesNo
15608787SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING ELECTRONIC ACCESS ACCOUNTSMay 2017February 2024Abandon6061YesNo
15590907SECURE MULTI-FACTOR TOKENIZATION-BASED PUSH/RESPONSE COMMERCE PLATFORMMay 2017October 2020Abandon4220NoNo
15427806DIGITAL BLOCKCHAIN AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2017July 2021Abandon5321NoNo
15275654System And Method For Preparing And For An Electronic MachineSeptember 2016June 2017Abandon910NoNo
15254656WEB BASED PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREONSeptember 2016December 2021Abandon6031NoNo
15110748ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2016September 2018Abandon2721YesNo
15191202APPLICATION LICENSING USING SYNC PROVIDERSJune 2016September 2018Abandon2730NoNo
15178061Systems and Methods for Verifying Users, in Connection With Transactions Using Payment DevicesJune 2016August 2020Allow5041YesYes
15169487RELATING DATA WHILE PREVENTING INTER-ENTITY DATA SHARINGMay 2016September 2021Allow6020YesNo
15150839Systems and Methods for Facilitating Transactions to Payment Accounts, Via SMS MessagingMay 2016December 2018Abandon3131YesNo
15083149System And Method For Preparing Test Ballots And For Testing An Electronic Voting MachineMarch 2016July 2017Abandon1610NoNo
15022884SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MOBILE COMMERCE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND MERCHANTSMarch 2016November 2020Abandon5611NoNo
14972136FRACTIONAL ENTITLEMENTSDecember 2015November 2021Abandon6031YesNo
14971115Network System and Method for Transferring Cryptocurrencies Between a User Account and a Receiving AccountDecember 2015February 2022Allow6041YesNo
14874481METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION SIGNATURE AND DIGITAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION DEVICE THEREOFOctober 2015October 2019Abandon4910NoNo
14870797TOKENIZATION PROVISIONING AND ALLOCATING SYSTEMSeptember 2015December 2020Abandon6030NoNo
14869147Transaction Risk Based TokenSeptember 2015September 2021Allow6021YesYes
14869833SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND ADMINISTERING MOBILE APPLICATIONS USING PRE-LOADED TOKENSSeptember 2015March 2021Abandon6040YesNo
14780561SECURE PAYMENT TRANSACTION SYSTEMSeptember 2015March 2019Abandon4201NoNo
14867827MANAGING DIGITAL CONTENT VIA BLOCK CHAIN REGISTERSSeptember 2015September 2020Abandon6021YesNo
14867772DIGITAL CONTENT RIGHTS TRANSACTIONS USING BLOCK CHAIN SYSTEMSSeptember 2015September 2020Abandon6021YesNo
14779971SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION USING A UNIVERSAL PORTABLE CARD READER DEVICESeptember 2015January 2019Abandon4011NoNo
14866324SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING HARDWARE ASSISTED PROTECTION FOR MEDIA CONTENTSeptember 2015July 2020Abandon5821YesNo
14865191SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-OWNER TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A DEVICESeptember 2015February 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14865463SECURE DEVICESeptember 2015March 2021Abandon6041NoNo
14866099Switch Server System Interoperable With Mobile Devices Providing Secure Communications For TransactionsSeptember 2015April 2019Abandon4301NoNo
14864706METHOD FOR ACCESSING AN ONLINE ACCOUNT AFTER THE OWNER'S DEATHSeptember 2015April 2021Abandon6040YesNo
14837958SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SECURE ORDERING, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF GOODS OR SERVICESAugust 2015March 2019Abandon4301NoNo
14835752PROCESS FOR PAYMENT BY CELL PHONE BY PICTURE AND GPS LOCATIONAugust 2015August 2019Abandon4810NoNo
14835068AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR HANDLING FILES CONTAINING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATIONAugust 2015June 2019Abandon4610NoNo
14835585Mobile Information Apparatus That Includes A Secure Element Storing Payment Information And Using A Cryptographic Technique For Implementing Mobile PaymentAugust 2015March 2022Abandon60101YesYes
14833538VOTING DEVICE AND VOTING SYSTEM USING SAMEAugust 2015March 2019Abandon4301NoNo
14833262SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CARDLESS AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2015February 2021Abandon6040NoNo
14832364PAYMENT SERVER DEVICES, PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSAugust 2015May 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14831902FRAUD RISK SCORE USING LOCATION INFORMATION WHILE PRESERVING PRIVACY OF THE LOCATION INFORMATIONAugust 2015August 2019Abandon4811NoNo
14831571SINGLE IN-LINE BIOMETRIC AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE ("ATM") SESSION MAINTENANCE USING BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICAugust 2015February 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14830998METHOD FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS ACTIVITY ON AN AIRCRAFT NETWORKAugust 2015April 2021Abandon6051YesNo
14827583Content Creation Suggestions using Keywords, Similarity, and Social NetworksAugust 2015December 2021Abandon6031YesYes
14828349SMART PHONES OR INTERNET PADS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT THAT INCLUDES SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST PARTLY, ON FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2015January 2022Abandon6071YesNo
14827671SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2015August 2020Abandon6040YesNo
14826066VERIFYING USER ACCOUNTS BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED IN A PREDETERMINED MANNERAugust 2015February 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14824617ISOLATING NETWORK RESOURCES IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTAugust 2015February 2022Allow6061YesNo
14817317System And Method For Identifying And Exporting Cast Vote Record DataAugust 2015January 2023Abandon6061YesNo
14815271METHOD, DEVICE AND FIRST SERVER FOR AUTHORIZING A TRANSACTIONJuly 2015October 2018Abandon3801NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GETACHEW, WODAJO.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
47.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(31.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(68.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.6%
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, 31.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 GETACHEW, WODAJO - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GETACHEW, WODAJO works in Art Unit 3685 and has examined 172 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 27.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GETACHEW, WODAJO's allowance rate of 27.9% 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 GETACHEW, WODAJO receive 3.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% 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 GETACHEW, WODAJO is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 +28.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GETACHEW, WODAJO. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 9.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 6% 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 11.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 13% 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, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 12.5% 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, 54.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 39% 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.

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.

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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.