Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3786 3793 3796 3797
This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases
Helene Catherine Brown is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737. She has resolved 570 cases, establishing a substantial track record for practitioners to review. Her allowance rate is 51.6%, which provides a balanced outlook for applicants seeking a patent grant. This 51.6% figure indicates that about half of the applications in her docket eventually reach allowance, requiring a persistent prosecution effort.
The interview lift of 30.2% is a highly significant metric for this examiner. This 30.2% figure suggests that conducting an interview is a very effective way to increase the likelihood of an allowance. Practitioners should consider an interview as a primary tool for overcoming rejections and clarifying the invention's technical merits in Art Unit 3737. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1796, which is a notably long timeline for successful prosecution. This 1796-day period is a critical factor for applicants to consider when planning their strategy. With 570 resolved cases and a 51.6% allowance rate, the data highlights the importance of the 30.2% interview lift in navigating the extended 1796-day median prosecution cycle.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18134436 | PPG Sensor Having Light Arrival Angle Control at Detector | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 19022357 | Stereotactic Computer Assisted Surgery Method and System | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC |
| 18864998 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED PLANNING AND GUIDANCE IN LASER FENESTRATION APPLICATIONS | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18856783 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT AND RELATED METHOD | Final Rejection | The Regents of the University of Michigan |
| 19290464 | FINGER INSERTS FOR A NAILFOLD IMAGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 17068401 | DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG |
| 17136596 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTING ELECTRODE WIRE NOISE | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18247697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF AN INJURY | Final Rejection | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY |
| 19026944 | PROBABILITY MAP-BASED ULTRASOUND SCANNING | Non-Final OA | Verathon Inc. |
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