Listed by the USPTO as CASTRO, PAUL A
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3658 3662
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
CASTRO, PAUL A is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3658. The record includes 286 resolved cases, a 78.7% allowance rate, and a 1168-day median to allowance. The 21.4% interview lift suggests that interviews have been associated with better allowance outcomes in the recorded matters.
The principal companies are Kia Corporation, NEC Corporation, and Volvo Group. The leading firms are Fox Rothschild LLP, MBHB - Waymo, and MBHB - Wing Aviation LLC. The allowance record supports a constructive prosecution outlook, but the median time to allowance indicates that counsel should account for a process that may require continued written and examiner-facing engagement.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18275942 | IMPROVEMENT ITEM DETECTION APPARATUS, IMPROVEMENT ITEM DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18800349 | REAL-TIME IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE FEATURES FOR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES | Non-Final OA | Volvo Car Corporation |
| 17850492 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 17841260 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MODE RECOMMENDATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING VEHICLE DRIVING DATA | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18292453 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE AND AVOIDING OBSTACLES | Final Rejection | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd |
| 19016748 | Payload-Release Device Position Tracking | Non-Final OA | Wing Aviation LLC |
| 18064612 | Methods and Systems for Providing Remote Assistance to an Autonomous Vehicle | Final Rejection | Waymo LLC |
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Build Your Strategy78.7% of resolved applications examined by Paul A Castro were allowed (286 resolved cases), compared with 61.9% across Art Unit 3658 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +21.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Paul A Castro took 1,168 days on average from filing to allowance.
Paul A Castro examines applications in Art Unit 3658 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
