Listed by the USPTO as ARK, DARREN W
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3643 3647
This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases
ARK, DARREN W examines in tech center 3600 and art unit 3643. The record contains 1433 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 56.6% and a median of 1033 days to allowance. Interview lift is 64.5%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.
The leading companies are Woodstream Corporation, Globeride Inc., and Vmip LLC. The leading firms are OLIFF PLC, Barley Snyder, and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. The 56.6% allowance rate provides a balanced historical outcome reference, while the substantial interview lift supports making examiner engagement a central part of prosecution planning. The 1033-day median supplies a timing context for coordinating interviews, amendments, and follow-up responses.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18873879 | REEL SEAT AND FISHING ROD | Non-Final OA | GLOBERIDE, Inc. |
| 17900254 | FISHING ROD HANDLE MEMBER AND FISHING ROD | Non-Final OA | GLOBERIDE, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy56.6% of resolved applications examined by Darren W Ark were allowed (1,433 resolved cases), compared with 30.1% across Art Unit 3643 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +64.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Darren W Ark took 1,033 days on average from filing to allowance.
Darren W Ark examines applications in Art Unit 3643 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
