USPTO Examiner YOUNG MICHAEL C - Art Unit 3689

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17134701RENTAL PROPERTY MONITORING AND PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2020February 2024Allow3710YesNo
17254159METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING CREDIT EVALUATION ON WORK PUBLISHER ON BASIS OF BLOCKCHAINDecember 2020November 2023Allow3510NoNo
17115338LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SEED DOCUMENTS AND PEER GROUPSDecember 2020November 2023Allow3530NoNo
17105147SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT WITH STATE VARIABLE INTEGRATION TO EXTERNAL COMPUTING RESOURCESNovember 2020July 2023Allow3220YesNo
17080801PATENT SET ANALYSIS SYSTEMOctober 2020July 2022Abandon2110NoNo
17076374SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORECASTING REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONSOctober 2020September 2023Allow3520YesNo
17067552SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING OR PROCESSING A NEW DATA RECORD ASSOCIATED WITH INVENORSHIP VALUEOctober 2020September 2022Abandon2410NoNo
17017232INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHODSeptember 2020February 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17015013METHODS FOR MANAGING REPAIR PROCEDURES FROM DISPARATE SOURCESSeptember 2020November 2023Abandon3840YesNo
17008391UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREVENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES FOR CONTENT DURING DIFFERENT STAGES OF A PROJECT LIFECYCLEAugust 2020January 2023Allow2830YesNo
16976523ACCESS CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEM FOR ASSET MANAGEMENTAugust 2020July 2023Allow3550YesNo
16989375INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE USING AERIAL IMAGERYAugust 2020March 2022Allow1910YesNo
16944812Electronic Asset ManagementJuly 2020May 2024Allow4530YesNo
16939857DATABASE AND MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED SYSTEM FOR PATENT ANALYTICS, DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENTJuly 2020October 2023Abandon3920NoNo
16938760METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING EVIDENCE AUTHENTICITY BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN LEDGERJuly 2020August 2022Allow2540YesNo
16938650METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AUTHENTICITY OF TWO PARTIES? EVIDENCE BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN LEDGERJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2230YesNo
16962735DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, DATA COLLECTION SERVER, DATA COLLECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2020September 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16926004SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT ANNUITIESJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16911332PATENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING EXPERT DOCKETINGJune 2020September 2023Abandon3940NoNo
16894494Data management system for use with agreements and data detailing concepts, designs, and ideasJune 2020December 2022Abandon3120YesNo
16889607BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ALLOCATION METHODS AND APPARATUSESJune 2020August 2022Abandon2740YesNo
16887603SYSTEMS FOR GENERATION OF LIABILITY PROTECTION POLICIESMay 2020April 2024Allow4750NoNo
16865232USAGE METRIC-BASED WARRANTY FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICESMay 2020August 2023Allow3940YesNo
16758829POST-PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION INFORMATION, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUMApril 2020December 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16758375System and Method of IP Ownership and IP Registration Via a Blockchain Transactional PlatformApril 2020March 2024Abandon4621NoNo
16797415ENSEMBLE-BASED DATA COMPARISONFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4130YesNo
16750524PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) RIGHTS ACROSS NAMESPACESJanuary 2020June 2022Allow2810YesNo
16746209Athletic Activity User Experience and EnvironmentJanuary 2020November 2023Allow4630NoNo
16731944COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF FACILITATING ONLINE INTERACTIONS INVOLVING VOICE RECORDINGS USING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC INTERFACESDecember 2019February 2024Abandon4940YesYes
16711324SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD BASED AUTOMATED COMPLIANCEDecember 2019April 2023Abandon4030NoNo
16707702Infringement Detection SystemDecember 2019August 2023Allow4430YesNo
16691868INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2019December 2022Allow3730YesNo
16591786SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND TRACKING IP, PARTICULARLY ABANDONED IP, ON A BLOCKCHAINOctober 2019June 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16586024Athletic Activity User Experience and EnvironmentSeptember 2019January 2024Allow5240NoNo
16551365IDEA ASSESSMENT AND LANDSCAPE MAPPINGAugust 2019May 2022Allow3310YesNo
16549995ELECTRONIC ADJUDICATION SYSTEMAugust 2019February 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16485117INTERACTIVE APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, INTERACTIVE SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE METHOD, AND CONTROL METHODAugust 2019September 2023Abandon4940YesNo
16504680CROSS-PLATFORM RATING SYSTEMJuly 2019February 2021Allow1930YesNo
16503126Analysis Of Intellectual-Property Data In Relation To Products And ServicesJuly 2019June 2023Allow4840NoNo
16457893TRANSACTION-ENABLED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN AGGREGATE STACK OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYJune 2019July 2022Allow3720YesNo
16471462INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMJune 2019August 2023Abandon5030NoNo
16439275METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE GAMIFIED ARBITRATION OF SMART CONTRACTSJune 2019March 2023Allow4550NoNo
16436918Computerised Document Management and Creation SystemJune 2019December 2022Abandon4220YesNo
16406383SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DECISION MAKING ASSISTANCEMay 2019March 2023Abandon4640NoNo
16387048UPDATING A DOCUMENT BASED ON TRANSACTION ANALYSISApril 2019December 2020Allow2020YesNo
16358581IMAGE-BASED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PLANMarch 2019October 2022Abandon4360YesNo
16355097SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR OPTIMIZING INSPECTION RESOURCESMarch 2019April 2022Abandon3710NoNo
16352110VALUE PREDICTION ERROR GENERATION SYSTEMMarch 2019December 2023Abandon5740NoNo
16332106DETERMINING AN OPERATING ENVELOPE FOR CONTROLLING EQUIPMENTMarch 2019November 2023Allow5630NoNo
16297099SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL EVALUATION BY USING DECOMPOSITIONMarch 2019December 2023Allow5711NoNo
16294310Product Classification System Including a Supplier and Retailer PortalsMarch 2019May 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16291151HIERARCHICAL PROXY POWER SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CHARITABLE TRUSTMarch 2019August 2022Abandon4230NoNo
16276964SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FINANCIAL ASSESSMENTS BASED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE IMAGESFebruary 2019August 2020Abandon1820NoNo
16257006SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY BASED RANKING OF PATENTSJanuary 2019October 2021Abandon3320NoNo
16186445METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENTNovember 2018October 2023Abandon5940NoYes
16176880System and Method for Assisting Real Estate Holding Companies to Maintain Optimal Valuation of Their PropertiesOctober 2018March 2021Abandon2910NoNo
16173128SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING AN ESTOPPELOctober 2018July 2020Abandon2010NoNo
16137558METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE POLICY OF COMPLEX FORMING DEVICESeptember 2018March 2019Allow600NoNo
16026973DECENTRALIZED CRYPTOGRAPHIC REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2018February 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16009867RECALLED PRODUCT DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSJune 2018December 2021Allow4240YesNo
15990800SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS BETWEEN BENEFICIARIESMay 2018December 2020Abandon3020NoNo
15773815SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS BETWEEN BENEFICIARIESMay 2018December 2019Abandon2020NoNo
15950786IMAGE-BASED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PLANApril 2018June 2022Abandon5040NoNo
15938428System and Method for Vetting Potential JurorsMarch 2018December 2022Abandon5750YesNo
15763086INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2018January 2021Abandon3410NoNo
15934917LEGAL RESEARCH RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMMarch 2018January 2024Allow6060NoNo
15922725MACHINE EVALUATION OF CONTRACT TERMSMarch 2018May 2022Allow5010YesNo
15884060SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND EXECUTING DATA-DRIVEN LEGAL CONTRACTSJanuary 2018January 2021Abandon3510NoNo
15882810SYSTEM FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATIONJanuary 2018October 2022Abandon5640NoNo
15693212LEGAL RESEARCH RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMAugust 2017February 2024Allow6080NoNo
15692645NETWORK-LEVERAGED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2017July 2020Abandon3410NoNo
15554201GREEN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2017January 2021Abandon4020NoNo
15687916RIDE SHARE BEHAVIOR MONITORINGAugust 2017January 2021Abandon4030YesNo
15679075ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH OPTIMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2017July 2020Abandon3510NoNo
15668608LOCATION BASED PUSH NOTIFICATION AND MULTI-USER CLASS SOCIAL INTRODUCTIONAugust 2017February 2024Allow6070YesNo
15545344Arrangement for data distribution in an intellectual property management systemJuly 2017January 2021Abandon4220NoNo
15625628SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A HEARING AIDJune 2017June 2022Allow6040YesYes
15622573MOBILE UNITS FOR FURNISHING, REPAIRING AND REFURBISHING RESIDENCESJune 2017March 2023Abandon6031NoNo
15619231OCCUPANCY REVIEWS OF SPACESJune 2017May 2021Abandon4740NoNo
15617593RATING DATA MANAGEMENTJune 2017December 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15608665SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VALUATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYMay 2017January 2021Abandon6040NoNo
15602799SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING AND PUBLISHING REVIEWSMay 2017March 2021Allow4520YesNo
15597934DIGITAL MEDIA LENDING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2017October 2020Allow4120NoNo
15597152INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY ASSEMBLY LINE SYSTEMATIZES COMPONENTS, ORDEREDLY NUMBERS COMPONENTS, CATEGORIZES COMPONENTS, SYNCHRONIZING COMPONENTS, FORMULATES INVENTION SPECIFICATIONS, AND SIMPLIFIES INVENTION SPECIFICATIONS TO THE SIMPLEST DESCRIPTIVE LEVELMay 2017March 2020Abandon3420NoNo
15517830GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING LAND PARCELSApril 2017May 2022Abandon6040NoNo
15481512DEVICE MAINTENANCE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MAINTAINING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2017July 2020Abandon3930NoNo
15476791SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND EXECUTING DATA-DRIVEN LEGAL CONTRACTSMarch 2017January 2021Abandon4520YesNo
15468081CLOUD-BASED ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIONMarch 2017April 2019Abandon2510NoNo
15323683DETECTING WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTERFEIT GOODSJanuary 2017March 2020Abandon3810NoNo
15380241SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A PATENT APPLICATIONDecember 2016December 2020Abandon4820NoNo
15380371SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A PATENT APPLICATIONDecember 2016December 2020Abandon4820NoNo
15363833Verification SystemNovember 2016April 2019Abandon2910NoNo
15361361COLLECTABLE ITEM CONDITION CERTIFICATION SYSTEMNovember 2016March 2020Abandon4620NoNo
15331884Network Enabled System and Method for Transacting Property Sales and Rentals without a Real Estate AgentOctober 2016December 2018Abandon2610NoNo
15278941MEMBER QUALIFICATION AND TRACKINGSeptember 2016July 2020Abandon4520NoNo
15277818LOCATION BASED PUSH NOTIFICATION AND MULTI-USER CLASS SOCIAL INTRODUCTIONSeptember 2016January 2021Abandon5130NoNo
15268623Method and Apparatus to Crowd Bootstrap RecruitmentSeptember 2016October 2020Allow4920YesNo
15268386SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATIONSeptember 2016March 2021Abandon5430NoNo
15258534Property Listing System and MethodSeptember 2016December 2020Abandon5140YesYes
15242463Method and System for Engaging and Coordinating Real Estate Transactions from Contact to ContractAugust 2016November 2019Abandon3911NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YOUNG, MICHAEL C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
11
(91.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(8.3%)
Reversal Percentile
22.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 8.3% 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
35
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(11.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(88.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
15.0%
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, 11.4% 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 YOUNG, MICHAEL C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner YOUNG, MICHAEL C works in Art Unit 3689 and has examined 224 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 21.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner YOUNG, MICHAEL C's allowance rate of 21.9% 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 YOUNG, MICHAEL C 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 YOUNG, MICHAEL C is 44 months. This places the examiner in the 16% 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 +39.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YOUNG, MICHAEL C. This interview benefit is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 10.2% 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 3.8% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 25.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 40% 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 46% 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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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