Examiner: AYALA, FERNANDO A

Analysis

Fernando A. Ayala is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3682. He has managed 488 resolved cases with an allowance rate pct of 53.5%. This 53.5% rate indicates that more than half of the applications in his portfolio result in a grant. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1231, which establishes a timeline for practitioners to expect when prosecuting in this art unit. For the 488 resolved cases, this 1231-day period represents the median duration from filing to issuance for successful applications.

The data shows an interview lift pct of 26.3%. This 26.3% lift is an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 53.5% baseline allowance rate. This suggests that direct communication with the examiner is an effective method for resolving outstanding rejections. Practitioners can use the 26.3% lift to evaluate the impact of an interview, as it correlates with a higher success rate than the baseline. The 1231-day median suggests that such engagement is a part of the process for reaching an allowance in Art Unit 3682.