Listed by the USPTO as BOICE, JAMES EDWARD
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3681 3792 3795
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
BOICE, JAMES EDWARD handles matters in tech center 3700 and art unit 3681. The profile covers 136 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 75.7%. The median time to allowance is 1001 days, indicating that applicants should plan for prosecution extending beyond a short filing-to-allowance cycle.
The interview lift is 9.9%, showing a positive but limited association with allowance outcomes. Counsel may consider interviews as a supporting tactic when direct discussion can narrow the issues. The listed companies are Olympus Corporation, Gi Scientific LLC, and Psip2 LLC. The listed firms are SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC, Farber LLC, and WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18740526 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND TREATMENT METHOD | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18188285 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18913512 | LIQUID LENS AUTO FOCUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY VISUALIZATION | Final Rejection | Stryker Corporation |
| 18827243 | Fiber Optic Medical Systems and Devices with Atraumatic Tip | Final Rejection | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 18977999 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 19207884 | AUXILIARY CONNECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18911077 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND A CORRESPONDING RECEIVER ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18273819 | SURGICAL PERCEPTION FRAMEWORK FOR ROBOTIC TISSUE MANIPULATION | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
| 19015611 | DYNAMIC FLEXIBLE SCOPE DRIVE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | Non-Final OA | AURIS HEALTH, INC. |
| 18774115 | METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18218157 | IMAGE PICKUP MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18213394 | METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18812809 | ENDOSCOPE CONTAMINATION PREVENTION METHOD AND ENDOSCOPE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION DEVICES | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH |
| 18077874 | HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE AND SHAFT FOR A HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy75.7% of resolved applications examined by James Edward Boice were allowed (136 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 3681 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +9.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James Edward Boice took 1,001 days on average from filing to allowance.
James Edward Boice examines applications in Art Unit 3681 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
