Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18429245 | System and Method for Recommending Resale Alternatives for Retail Items | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17980806 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DIGITAL ASSETS ON AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17868038 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED USER INTERFACES | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE OF VEHICLES | July 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752061 | AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF DYNAMIC DATA ENTRIES FOR MULTIPLE DYNAMIC DATABASES | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17739112 | System And Methods For Anonymous Order Validation In Remote Transactions | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716484 | Entity Interoperability for Digital Items in a Metaverse | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17706447 | METHOD FOR CREATING EC-INTEGRATED METAMEDIA, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17702138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING FEED IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17551151 | DYNAMIC VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING SHELF INTERFACE | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17532233 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATION OF PERSONALIZED ARTWORK INCLUDING WORDS CLOUDS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17453998 | MULTI-CHANNEL MESSAGE EXCHANGE SYSTEM | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17424377 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17339302 | GENERALIZED ENTERPRISE CATALOG CLASSIFICATION FOR SHORTHAND ITEM DESCRIPTORS | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17337183 | CLASSIFICATION OF QUERY TEXT TO GENERATE RELEVANT QUERY RESULTS | June 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16397685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TUTORING EXCHANGE FOR TUTORING UNITS | April 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 57 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16359841 | PARKING COMMUNITY OBJECTS WITH PRICE-TIME PRIORITY QUEUES FOR TRANSFORMED PARKING UNITS | March 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 58 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16357241 | RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMUNITY OBJECTS WITH PRICE-TIME PRIORITY QUEUES FOR TRANSFORMED RENEWABLE ENERGY UNITS | March 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 59 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16294321 | ONLINE DEAL MAKING PLATFORM | March 2019 | October 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15334401 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT MODELING FROM SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACTS | October 2016 | September 2017 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13909055 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON INDICATED PRODUCT INTEREST | June 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13708777 | TRANSPARENCY IN HIDDEN TRANSACTION DETAILS | December 2012 | March 2017 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13292283 | INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AT POINTS ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE OBJECT | November 2011 | September 2012 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13229475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ORDER RELATED MESSAGES | September 2011 | September 2013 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13106622 | ORDER AGGREGATION AND MERCHANT RANKING | May 2011 | August 2012 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13031995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING COMMUNICATIONS ORDERS | February 2011 | February 2012 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13012597 | INTEGRATION OF SECONDARY CONTENT INTO A CATALOG SYSTEM | January 2011 | May 2014 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12966270 | INTERACTIVE MAP FOR BROWSING ITEMS | December 2010 | April 2014 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12955385 | SCHEDULED REPETITIVE SEARCH | November 2010 | June 2013 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12819972 | INVOICING SYSTEM | June 2010 | February 2014 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12698714 | SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION | February 2010 | October 2012 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12476707 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | June 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12454031 | INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AT POINTS ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE COMPONENTS AND MANAGED BY CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURES AND/OR AUTHORIZED PARTIES | May 2009 | July 2011 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12366969 | EXTENDED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT | February 2009 | June 2013 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12190321 | AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SIMILAR PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES | August 2008 | September 2011 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12184045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS HAVING INTERNET ACCESS AND CONTROL | July 2008 | August 2010 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12061418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR META-SHOPPING AND DYNAMIC SETUP OF B2B ECOMMERCE | April 2008 | September 2009 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12021802 | ACCESSING A VENDOR WEB SITE USING PERSONAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM A CREDIT CARD COMPANY WEB SITE | January 2008 | October 2010 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12021465 | PROCESS FOR DATA DRIVEN APPLICATION INTEGRATION FOR B2B | January 2008 | September 2011 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12015897 | PROCESS FOR DATA DRIVEN APPLICATION INTEGRATION FOR B2B | January 2008 | August 2011 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11985224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING IMAGE ASSETS TO A RECIPIENT | November 2007 | May 2009 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11930893 | PURCHASING, REDEMPTION, AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER TAKES POSSESSION AT A RETAILER OF A PRODUCT PURCHASED USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | October 2007 | May 2010 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 11867084 | PROCUREMENT REQUISITION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM | October 2007 | September 2011 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11882482 | LENS ORDER SYSTEM, LENS ORDER METHOD, LENS ORDER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE LENS ORDER PROGRAM | August 2007 | August 2011 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11733698 | METHOD FOR ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OF GOODS BY PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ACCOUNT NUMBERS | April 2007 | November 2008 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11733690 | METHOD FOR ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OF GOODS VIA AN ECOMMERCE WEBSITE | April 2007 | October 2008 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11733674 | SYSTEM FOR ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OF GOODS BY PROVIDING A PLUARLITY OF ACTIVE ACCOUNT NUMBERS | April 2007 | October 2008 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11733708 | METHOD FOR ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OF GOODS BY NOT PROVIDING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO A NON-HOST ENTITY | April 2007 | September 2008 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11733682 | SYSTEM FOR ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OF GOODS BY PROVIDING A PLUARLITY OF NON-ACTIVATED ACCOUNT NUMBERS | April 2007 | September 2008 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11684270 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXCHANGING CATALOGUE INFORMATION | March 2007 | February 2012 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11701739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION REGARDING SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIERS FOR IMAGE FORMING EQUIPMENT | February 2007 | May 2009 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11618452 | COMBINING DISPARATE PURCHASES INTO A SINGLE PURCHASE ORDER FOR BILLING AND SHIPMENT | December 2006 | August 2012 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11588972 | EXTENSIBLE NETWORK SERVICES SYSTEM | October 2006 | May 2010 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11464376 | E-COMMERCE VOLUME PRICING | August 2006 | June 2009 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11481208 | SYSTEM, DETECTING METHOD AND PROGRAM | July 2006 | January 2009 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11426786 | PURCHASING, REDEMPTION AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER TAKES POSSESSION AT A RETAILER OF A PRODUCT PURCHASED USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | June 2006 | December 2009 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 11351715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CHANGING ATTRIBUTES AN IMAGE-BASED PRODUCT | February 2006 | November 2007 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11349130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED ORDERING | February 2006 | June 2009 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11261415 | INTERNET-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AT POINTS ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE COMPONENTS AND MANAGED BY CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS AND/OR AUTHORIZED PARTIES | October 2005 | May 2008 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11240270 | AUTOMATED SALES SUPPORT DEVICE | September 2005 | February 2008 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11240271 | AUTOMATED SALES SUPPORT DEVICE | September 2005 | February 2008 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11240218 | AUTOMATED SALES SUPPORT DEVICE | September 2005 | February 2008 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11216584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EVENT TRIGGERED VOICE CALL ORIGINATION | August 2005 | April 2012 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11204032 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ORDER DATA OF ON-LINE ORDERS, PROGRAM FOR THE SAME | August 2005 | February 2010 | Allow | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11191399 | METHOD OF PRODUCING, SELLING, AND DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE | July 2005 | August 2006 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11124380 | INFORMATION TRANSLATION COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL | May 2005 | December 2009 | Allow | 56 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11121421 | METHOD AND SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A DESIGN PATTERN FOR AUTOMATING SERVICE PROVISIONING | May 2005 | March 2009 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11120638 | INTERNET-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT BRAND INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS AT POINTS OF PRESENCE ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) | May 2005 | July 2008 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11101217 | WISH LIST | April 2005 | January 2010 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11100677 | WISH LIST | April 2005 | November 2007 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11101206 | WISH LIST | April 2005 | November 2007 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11000450 | METHOD FOR DATA DRIVEN APPLICATION INTEGRATION FOR B2B | November 2004 | August 2008 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10882633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE GENERATION OF INVOICES COMBINING MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS ESTABLISHED UTILIZING A MULTI-SELLER NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE | June 2004 | February 2010 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 10867974 | ONLINE TRANSACTION HOSTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | June 2004 | August 2009 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10858332 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR DATA MANAGEMENT COLLABORATION IN THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS | June 2004 | May 2009 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10854084 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AFFILIATE IMAGES IN A PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) PHOTOSHARING NETWORK THROUGH AFFILIATE BRANDING | May 2004 | November 2007 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10852305 | METHOD FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE | May 2004 | February 2009 | Abandon | 56 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10636501 | INTERNET-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS ALONG POINTS OF PRESENCE ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW), USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS, DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE COMPONENTS EMBODYING UNIVERSAL PRODUCT NUMBERS (UPNS) AND DRIVEN BY UPN/URL LINKS MANAGED BY PRODUCT MANUFACTURER TEAM MEMBERS AND/OR THEIR AGENTS | August 2003 | May 2008 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 10619173 | EXTENDED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT | July 2003 | December 2008 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10454707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSESSING AND RATING VENDOR RISK AND PRICING OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY INSURANCE | June 2003 | October 2004 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10425600 | ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2003 | June 2007 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 10370237 | E-COMMERCE VOLUME PRICING | February 2003 | June 2006 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10371274 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING STATUS INFORMATION FROM A COMMON CARRIER | February 2003 | May 2009 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10319387 | INTERNET-BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS AT WEB-BASED RETAILER STORE SITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WW) , USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAY SUBSYSTEMS, DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE COMPONENTS EMBODYING UNIVERSAL PRODUCT NUMBERS (UPNs) AND DRIVEN BY UPN/URL LINKS MANAGED BY PRODUCT MANUFACTURER TEAM MEMBERS AND/OR THEIR AGENTS | December 2002 | November 2008 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 10275276 | DISTRIBUTION AIDING METHOD, DISTRIBUTION AIDING SERVER, RECORDING MEDIUM, DISTRIBUTION AIDING PROGRAM, AND DEALER TERMINAL | November 2002 | August 2009 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10281336 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MANAGING AND DELIVERING MANUFACTURER -SPECIFIED COMSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS IN THE MARKETPLACE | October 2002 | April 2005 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10281334 | INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION BETWEEN VENDORS AND CONSUMERS IN A STREAM OF COMMERCE, USING VENDOR CREATED AND MANAGED UPN/TM/PD/URL DATA LINKS | October 2002 | December 2004 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10272421 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING A DYNAMICALLY UPDATED DATABASE OF UPN/TM/PD AND URL DATA LINKS | October 2002 | December 2004 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10212367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE USING MULTIPLE ROLES | August 2002 | December 2009 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10153844 | DISTRIBUTED QUOTE MANAGEMENT | May 2002 | June 2008 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 10127168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING IMAGE ASSETS TO A RECIPIENT | April 2002 | June 2007 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10123544 | INTEGRATED ORDERING SYSTEM | April 2002 | May 2011 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 10058970 | WEB-BASED CONSUMER PRODUCT MARKETING COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TO CONSUMERS ALONG E-COMMERCE (EC) ENABLED WEB SITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW), USING MULTI-MODE VIRTUAL KIOSKS (MMVKS) DRIVEN BY SERVER=SIDE COMPONENTS EMBODYING CONSUMER PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND DRIVEN BY CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) LINKS MANAGED BY PRODUCT MANUFACTURER TEAM MEMBERS AND/OR THEIR AGENTS | January 2002 | October 2007 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 10055751 | METHOD OF PRODUCING, SELLING, AND DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE THROUGH THE AUTOMATED AGGREGATION OF ORDERS AND THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF STANDARDIZED SHIPPING VOLUMES | January 2002 | May 2006 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 10010993 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING RELATED ITEMS FOR AUCTION | November 2001 | January 2008 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 10007552 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OFFERING BUNDLED GOODS AND SERVICES | November 2001 | August 2007 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 09977200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RELATIVE-EVALUATIONS OF COMMODITIES TO USER BY USING COMMODITY-COMPARISON MAP | October 2001 | April 2006 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 09950731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF CONTENT FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS | September 2001 | May 2009 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 09950489 | INTERMEDIARY DRIVEN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR CROSS-MARKET TRADING | September 2001 | March 2007 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 09933244 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CHECKOUT SYSTEM | August 2001 | October 2005 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FADOK, MARK A.
With a 70.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 55.6% 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 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 FADOK, MARK A works in Art Unit 3689 and has examined 114 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.
Examiner FADOK, MARK A's allowance rate of 95.6% places them in the 85% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by FADOK, MARK A receive 2.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FADOK, MARK A is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FADOK, MARK A. This interview benefit is in the 6% 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, 27.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 32.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 7.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 50.0% of allowed cases (in the 100% 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 44% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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