USPTO Examiner SHERR MARIA CRISTI OWEN - Art Unit 3685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17077593MODULAR, CONFIGURABLE SMART CONTRACTS FOR BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION PROCESSING VALIDATIONSOctober 2020May 2021Allow720YesNo
17072540METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVISIONING CONSUMER PAYMENT CREDENTIALS TO TOKEN REQUESTORSOctober 2020July 2024Allow4520NoNo
16991552REVERSE BID AUCTIONAugust 2020March 2023Abandon3120NoNo
16933170PASSIVE RESOURCE INSTANT TRANSLATION SYSTEMJuly 2020December 2023Abandon4130YesNo
16954139Method for Enabling Access to Past Transaction in Blockchain Network, and NodeJune 2020March 2024Abandon4520NoNo
16881157MODULAR, CONFIGURABLE SMART CONTRACTS FOR BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSMay 2020July 2021Allow1421YesNo
16858242Automatic Diagnostics Generation in Building ManagementApril 2020August 2023Abandon4001NoNo
16841311METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A TRANSACTION USING PRIVATE BLOCKCHAINApril 2020August 2023Abandon4001NoNo
16841418RELIABLE USER SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2020August 2021Allow1630YesNo
16837671BIOMETRIC, BEHAVIORAL-METRIC, KNOWLEDGE-METRIC, AND ELECTRONIC-METRIC DIRECTED AUTHENTICATION AND TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2020December 2022Abandon3321YesNo
16648643METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF DIGITAL CURRENCY TRANSACTIONMarch 2020June 2022Abandon2740NoNo
16644128CRYPTOCURRENCY SYSTEMMarch 2020January 2024Allow4730YesNo
16741036Accessing and Providing Distributed ApplicationsJanuary 2020February 2023Abandon3701NoNo
16739420ASSET TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2020March 2023Abandon3860YesNo
16700748MERCHANT VERIFICATION IN AN EXCHANGE ITEM MARKETPLACE NETWORKDecember 2019June 2022Allow3041YesYes
16684435AUTHENTICATION METHOD, DEVICE, VR TERMINAL, AND VR SERVER BASED ON VR SCENENovember 2019October 2023Abandon4761YesNo
16504471EFFICIENT AUTHENTICATION OF A USER FOR CONDUCT OF A TRANSACTION INITIATED VIA MOBILE TELEPHONEJuly 2019December 2021Abandon3020NoNo
16459242SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY ALERTSJuly 2019April 2024Allow5761YesNo
16425306ASSET TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2019April 2022Abandon3441YesNo
16412390System and Method for Authenticating Network TransactionMay 2019May 2024Abandon6040NoNo
16396009SYSTEMS AND METHODS IMPLEMENTING AN INDEPENDENT DEVICE-BASED SUB-NETWORK OF A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKApril 2019October 2021Abandon2921NoNo
16377720Dynamic Number Authentication for Credit/Debit CardsApril 2019June 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16359592IMAGE SCANNER THAT TRANSMITS PAYMENT CREDENTIALS AS MAGNETIC STRIPE FORMATTED DATA TO A POINT OF SALE SYSTEMMarch 2019October 2022Abandon4311NoNo
16317917DIGITAL ASSET ARCHITECTUREJanuary 2019October 2022Abandon4511NoNo
16238296SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC HEARTRATE AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2019July 2022Allow4251YesNo
16230424SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING LICENSING OR USAGE OF AVIATION SOFTWARE PRODUCTS USING SHARED LEDGER DATABASESDecember 2018January 2022Abandon3720YesNo
16229316METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-SOVEREIGN INFORMATION MANAGEMENTDecember 2018September 2023Abandon5750YesNo
16230664CRYPTOCURRENCY CONVERSIONDecember 2018April 2023Abandon5221YesNo
16229567METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-SOVEREIGN INFORMATION MANAGEMENTDecember 2018September 2023Abandon5740YesNo
16228459ROUTING MULTIPLE TOKENS IN A SINGLE NETWORK HOPDecember 2018November 2023Allow5951YesNo
16312231MULTI-DEVICE AUTHENTICATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM UTILIZING CRYPTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUESDecember 2018May 2024Allow6051YesNo
16227052BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY VERIFICATION AND RECORDINGDecember 2018April 2024Abandon6061YesNo
16228227MULTIPLE ASSET TRANSACTIONSDecember 2018June 2021Abandon3001NoNo
16228744BLOCKCHAIN-BASED TRANSACTION RECORDATION METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCTSDecember 2018September 2021Abandon3310NoNo
16228322PRIVATE ASSET TRANSACTIONSDecember 2018June 2021Abandon3001NoNo
15738566METHOD FOR DELEGATING AND VERIFYING RIGHTS OVER A TUTEE BETWEEN A TUTOR AND A THIRD PARTYDecember 2018June 2021Abandon4110NoNo
16045501Distributed Computer System Architecture for Networked Playback Systems to Facilitate Producing Music Service Media Applications and to Utilize Music ServicesJuly 2018December 2023Abandon6041YesNo
16028063DYNAMIC PRIMARY ACCOUNT NUMBER (PAN) AND UNIQUE KEY PER CARDJuly 2018December 2020Abandon3001NoNo
16001772TRACKING AND RECOVERING TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONSJune 2018February 2021Abandon3241YesNo
15742629Secure Digital Data OperationsJanuary 2018March 2023Abandon6051YesNo
15861860VALIDATING SHIPMENT BATCHES USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEMSJanuary 2018August 2024Abandon6050YesYes
15849489AUTHENTICATION USING APPLICATION AUTHENTICATION ELEMENTDecember 2017May 2022Allow5340YesNo
15550709METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURED PROCESSING OF A CREDIT PAYMENTAugust 2017May 2021Abandon4511NoNo
15633127PROCESSING PURCHASE WITH AUTHORIZATION TOKENJune 2017August 2023Abandon6061YesNo
15490463CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE TOKEN EXCHANGEApril 2017May 2024Abandon6051YesNo
15488802TRANSACTION FACILITATION METHODS AND APPARATUSESApril 2017May 2021Abandon4920NoNo
15486348Method and System for Securely Updating Field Upgradeable UnitsApril 2017February 2021Abandon4631NoNo
15444240COMBINED SHUTTER AND USER INTERFACE PIN ENTRYFebruary 2017December 2023Allow6061NoYes
15504811System and Method for Authenticating Network Transaction TrustworthinessFebruary 2017May 2019Abandon2721YesNo
15400572System and Apparatus for Facilitating Transactions Between Two or More PartiesJanuary 2017January 2023Abandon6041NoNo
15286734VALIDATING ENCRYPTED DATA FROM A MULTI-LAYER TOKENOctober 2016June 2022Allow6040NoYes
15286625TOKEN-BASED SYSTEM FOR SECURING AND RECOVERING DATAOctober 2016June 2022Allow6040NoYes
15286422TOKEN-BASED SYSTEM FOR EXCISING DATA FROM DATABASESOctober 2016August 2021Allow5930YesNo
15302160Secure Transmission of Payment CredentialsOctober 2016July 2020Abandon4611YesNo
15285869DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC LEDGER WITH METADATAOctober 2016January 2023Allow6041YesYes
15284985SPHERES OF KNOWLEDGEOctober 2016June 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15285237MERCHANT VERIFICATION IN AN EXCHANGE ITEM MARKETPLACE NETWORKOctober 2016June 2022Allow6061YesYes
15284814METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENFORCE SMART CONTRACT EXECUTION HIERARCHY ON BLOCKCHAINOctober 2016March 2023Allow6060YesNo
15278626CONTENT PROVIDING/OBTAINING SYSTEMSeptember 2016May 2021Abandon5640NoNo
15271410EXCHANGING IDENTIFIERS BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO DETERMINE FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED OR FURTHER SERVICES TO BE PROVIDEDSeptember 2016November 2021Allow6051YesYes
15260303System, Method, and Apparatus for Creating and Processing Combination Rule Sets for Licensable PropertiesSeptember 2016October 2018Abandon2521NoNo
15210668DIGITAL ASSET PLATFORMJuly 2016October 2021Abandon6060YesNo
15202515Biometric, Behavioral-Metric, Knowledge-Metric, and Electronic-Metric Directed Authentication and Transaction Method and SystemJuly 2016June 2020Abandon4811YesNo
15187469SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE PAYMENTJune 2016June 2020Abandon4720YesNo
15169200SECURITY CHECK METHOD AND SYSTEM, TERMINAL, VERIFICATION SERVERMay 2016March 2019Abandon3441NoNo
15162481MOBILE PERSONAL POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALMay 2016January 2020Abandon4411NoNo
15080220PIN CREATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2016January 2021Abandon5821YesNo
15058980EFFICIENT AUTHENTICATION OF A USER FOR CONDUCT OF A TRANSACTION INITIATED VIA MOBILE TELEPHONEMarch 2016September 2019Abandon4310NoNo
14910947SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PAYMENT CREDENTIALSFebruary 2016September 2022Abandon6061YesNo
15013910Method for Consolidating Multiple Merchants Under a Common Merchant Payment SystemFebruary 2016June 2019Abandon4020NoNo
14962488Delivering Media Data To Portable Computing DevicesDecember 2015June 2020Abandon5420YesNo
14960099Delivering Media Data To Portable Computing DevicesDecember 2015March 2020Abandon5220NoNo
14931616MICRO-CUSTOMIZABLE RADIO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICENovember 2015March 2017Abandon1611NoNo
14781538SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSACTINGSeptember 2015April 2020Allow5541YesYes
14861563EXCHANGING IDENTIFIERS BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO DETERMINE FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED OR FURTHER SERVICES TO BE PROVIDEDSeptember 2015November 2016Abandon1410NoNo
14769955TRANSACTION FACILITATION METHODS AND APPARATUSESAugust 2015April 2017Abandon2020NoNo
14745940Systems and Methods for Providing NFC Secure Application Support in Battery On and Battery Off ModesJune 2015July 2023Allow6061NoYes
14686192SHARED SERVER METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION STORAGE, ACCESS, AND SECURITYApril 2015October 2016Abandon1821NoNo
14670577SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT, AND SERVER, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND PROGRAM THEREFORMarch 2015November 2017Abandon3200NoNo
14408880SECURE IN-APPLICATION AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2014June 2019Abandon5401NoNo
14572737LONG STRING PATTERN MATCHING OF AGGREGATED ACCOUNT DATADecember 2014August 2022Allow6041YesYes
14566872SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FROM A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT USING SOCIAL MEDIADecember 2014January 2022Abandon6051YesNo
14406860METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC AUTHORIZATION CODE, AND PAYMENT TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEMDecember 2014June 2019Abandon5401NoNo
14406698PATIENT SUPPORT WITH DATA COMMUNICATIONDecember 2014August 2022Abandon6061YesNo
14565066TRANSACTIONS USING TEMPORARY CREDENTIAL DATADecember 2014January 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14562438SUBSCRIPTION AUTO REKEYDecember 2014June 2019Abandon5411NoNo
14557364SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE UNAUTHORIZED RESALE OF EVENT TICKETSDecember 2014June 2019Abandon5410NoNo
14543442SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTIVELY ANONYMIZING CONSUMER TRANSACTION DATANovember 2014April 2022Abandon6041YesYes
14506324SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER TO COMPLETE PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICESOctober 2014December 2021Abandon6080NoNo
14506288SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER TO COMPLETE PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICESOctober 2014January 2021Abandon6060NoNo
14505254CREDIT CARD WITH BUILT-IN SENSOR FOR FRAUD DETECTIONOctober 2014September 2019Abandon5921NoNo
14475754Optimized Server for Streamed ApplicationsSeptember 2014February 2022Abandon6051NoNo
14453446Data Managment Systems And Processing For Financial Risk AnalysisAugust 2014March 2020Abandon6021NoNo
14273469BIOMETRIC-BASED TRANSACTION FRAUD DETECTIONMay 2014August 2017Abandon3940NoNo
14270239METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING USAGE RIGHTS AND DIGITAL WORK HAVING TRANSFERABLE USAGE RIGHTSMay 2014October 2018Abandon5310NoNo
14161033SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING, SELECTING, NARROWCASTING, AND/OR CLASSIFYING BASED ON RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND/OR OTHER INFORMATIONJanuary 2014September 2018Abandon5610NoNo
14095873FINDING OBJECTS OR SERVICES UTILIZING A COMMUNICATION LINK TO ENLIST THE HELP OF AND REWARD THIRD PARTIES TO HELP LOCATE THE DESIRED OBJECT OR SERVICEDecember 2013May 2021Abandon6071NoYes
14088870SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM RECOMMENDATIONSNovember 2013August 2021Allow6081YesYes
14078905ESTABLISHING TRUST FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS AND USERSNovember 2013August 2019Abandon6020NoNo
14078868ENSURING SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS WITH A CLUSTER OF SERVICE FACILITIESNovember 2013June 2020Abandon6021YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
61
Examiner Affirmed
31
(50.8%)
Examiner Reversed
30
(49.2%)
Reversal Percentile
69.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 49.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
112
Allowed After Appeal Filing
42
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
70
(62.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.3%
Higher 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, 37.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN works in Art Unit 3685 and has examined 359 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 20.9%, 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 SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN's allowance rate of 20.9% places them in the 3% 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 SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN receive 4.12 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 SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN is 10000 months. This places the examiner in the 1% 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 +19.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 2.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 2% 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 11.4% 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, 42.9% 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 46.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 19.2% 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, 51.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.